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Termination: L S v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: L S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01729 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother has several children, including T.K., born in October 2014; and C.S., born in August 2020. 1 The Department of Child Services (“DCS”) received a report that Mother “was at different homes basically asking for drugs” and that 1 An older child, J.S., was also involved in the initial CHINS proceeding, but the trial court granted J.S.’s father custody and did not terminate Mother’s parental rights as to J.S. Additionally, Mother has another child, who was born in September 2024, and is not a subject of this proceeding. N.N.
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Elizabeth Tavitas Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Rudolph Pyle Indiana Court of Appeals Judge
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