Termination: V R v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: V R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-01307 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur J.R. was born in March of 2013, and J.M. was born in December of 2015 to Mother and C.M. (“Father”). 2 On July 26, 2016, the Elkhart County Department of Child Services (“DCS”) received a report regarding the Children 3 being potential victims of neglect as a result of Mother’s frequent use of both marijuana and cocaine. Subsequent testing revealed that Mother and 1 There is some inconsistency in the filings with respect to the naming conventions employed to identify the Children.