Termination: M E R v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: M E R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00903 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 25, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother gave birth to D.L.S. in January 2018 and to A.L.R. in January 2020.1 DCS first became involved with the family in 2018, when D.L.S. was almost ten months old and before A.L.R. was born. Specifically, in October 2018, D.L.S. ingested pills he found in Mother’s home, overdosed, and was revived with Narcan. Mother admitted that D.L.S. was a Child in Need of Services (“CHINS”) due to her substance abuse issues. D.L.S.