Termination: S M v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.

── Termination: S M v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00279 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 01, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur Father and Mother were in a relationship when “[s]he got pregnant and she went her way.” Tr. Vol. II at 32. On October 12, 2019, Child was born. Despite knowing Mother was pregnant when she left him, Father did not know when Child was born or her name, did not sign Child’s birth certificate, and never signed the putative father registry. On March 17, 2021, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) filed a petition alleging Child was a CHINS due to Mother’s substance abuse and...