Termination: D H v. A C, et al.

── Termination: D H v. A C, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01369 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur I. Statutory Framework We begin by setting forth the relevant statutes. The termination statute, Indiana Code section 31-35-3.5-3, states, in relevant part: [I]f a child was conceived as a result of an act of rape, the parent who is the victim of the act of rape may file a verified petition with the juvenile or probate court to terminate the parent-child relationship between the child and the alleged perpetrator of the act of rape. The statute doesn’t require a rape conviction, or even a rape...