Termination: C W v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.

── Termination: C W v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01077 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur The Child was born in October 2020 to Father and S.B. (“Mother”), who were dating but not married. Father engaged in domestic violence during this relationship. Father broke Mother’s nose on two occasions and also bit her finger, leaving a scar. While Mother was pregnant with the Child, Father hit Mother in the stomach and face and, on another occasion, beat and choked Mother at a rest stop. Father then took the car and left Mother at the rest stop without a phone. Father sexually assaulted Mother twice.