Termination: G S v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: G S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-00076 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2021 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Scott Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Tavitas concur G.D.S. was born in October 2008. In October 2018, the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) filed a petition under cause number 72D01-1810-JC-131 (“Cause No. 131”) alleging G.D.S. was a child in need of services (“CHINS”), G.D.S.’s mother was deceased, and Father was incarcerated in Ohio as of the date of filing. The petition alleged Father had taken G.D.S. to a medical center for wheezing and shortness of breath, disagreed with the diagnosis of mild to moderate respiratory distress and recommendation for treatment, and removed G.D.S.