Jackie L Haines, III, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Jackie L Haines, III, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00652 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The facts as alleged by Plaintiffs, which we accept as true for purposes of this appeal, are as follows. H.H. was the child of Haines and Jennifer Harris. When H.H. was born in July 2016, Haines and Harris were in a relationship and lived together, but they never married. They broke up several months later, and Haines moved out, while H.H. stayed with Harris. Shortly thereafter, Harris’s new boyfriend, Dylan Tate, moved in. H.H. lived with Harris and Tate until his death. In December 2017, Harris took H.H.