Termination: S J v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.

── Termination: S J v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00046 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur In June 2023, DCS received a hotline report alleging that then five-month-old Daughter had been left alone several times in a hotel room where the family was living. Upon investigation, DCS found Daughter’s father (Father) sitting in a car outside of a hotel room, “partak[ing] in some THC.” Tr. Vol. II, p. 6. Father initially denied having a child, and DCS called police to assist.