Termination: L O v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: L O v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01424 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur L.O. and M.J. 1 are the biological parents of Child, who was born on April 6, 2021. On that same date, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) received a report that Child was the victim of abuse or neglect because his umbilical cord blood tested positive for multiple illicit substances at birth. DCS initiated an investigation, and on April 20, 2021, a DCS employee spoke with Mother who admitted to using marijuana one time during her pregnancy but denied other substance abuse.