Termination: L B v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: L B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00865 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Bradford concur Mother was Child’s foster parent for almost two years before she adopted Child in 2021. In July 2023, Mother contacted DCS because she felt that Child posed a threat to the safety of the other children in her home. Child had been engaging in escalating, violent behaviors and began to engage in sexually maladaptive behaviors. In addition to physically fighting with his siblings, Child had thrown a brick at a sibling’s head and had held a sibling under water while they were swimming in a pool.