Termination: J D v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.

── Termination: J D v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-JT-02894 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 18, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur Parents are married and have a long history of substance abuse. In 2014, Mother gave birth to J.D., Jr. In 2016, she gave birth to Au.D. In 2017, Mother was convicted of possession of a controlled substance, and, the following year, Father began using methamphetamine. In January 2020, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) alleged the Children to be Children in Need of Services (“CHINS”).1 At the time of the initial CHINS hearing, Father was incarcerated, and Mother was living in a motel.