Termination: D B v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.

── Termination: D B v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-JT-02230 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Mother has a history of serious mental-health issues requiring placements in residential treatment facilities, including a placement in a residential facility when she was twelve years old. During that placement, Mother met S.T. (“Foster Mother”), a therapist who had worked at the facility where Mother had been placed. At some point, Foster Mother attempted to become Mother’s foster parent, but Mother was not able to “step down” from residential treatment and eventually went to another residential treatment facility. Tr. Vol. II p. 13.