Termination: S M v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: S M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03091 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Rush Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Child was born in October 2023 to Father and R.L. (“Mother”). 1 The Department of Child Services received a report that Mother and Father (“Parents”) admitted to using methamphetamine shortly before Child’s birth. Child’s umbilical cord blood tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. DCS then removed Child from Parents’ care. DCS filed a petition alleging that Child was a child in need of services (“CHINS”) on October 31, 2023.