Termination: B K v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: B K v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00853 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 08, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur Mother gave birth to Child on June 15, 2018. Mother’s husband and Child’s father, D.K. (“Father”), died in 2022. Mother and Father shared a history of substance abuse. In October 2023, law enforcement officers investigated a report of shots fired at Mother’s house in Lafayette. During a search of Mother’s house, officers found “a box on the back of the toilet that contained multiple syringes, methamphetamine, heroin, and paraphernalia . . . within the reach of [Child].” Appellant’s App. Vol. 2, p. 16.