In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of E.M. and El.M., E.M. v. Indiana Department of Child Services

Decided March 7, 2014. Loretta H. Rush wrote the opinion for the court.

4 N.E.3d 636 · Cited 506 times

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• Rowlett v. Vanderburgh County Office of Family & Children · 841 N.E.2d 615
• R.C. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 989 N.E.2d 1225
• R.Y. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 904 N.E.2d 1257
• Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & Children · 839 N.E.2d 143
• Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of I.A. J.H. v. IDCS · 934 N.E.2d 1127
• Neal v. Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.N. · 796 N.E.2d 280
• Egly v. Blackford County Department of Public Welfare · 592 N.E.2d 1232
• In Re Termination of Relationship of DD · 804 N.E.2d 258
• Treadway v. State · 924 N.E.2d 621
• In re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of D.G. · 702 N.E.2d 777
• Involuntary Termination of Parent-Child Relationship of A.J. v. Marion County Office of Family & Children · 881 N.E.2d 706
• Harden v. State · 576 N.E.2d 590
• In Re the Matter of the Adoption of Minor Children C.B.M. and C.R.M.: C.A.B. v. J.D.M. and K.L.M. · 992 N.E.2d 687
• Angela B. v. Lake County Department of Child Services · 888 N.E.2d 231
• In Re WB · 772 N.E.2d 522

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• In the Matter of the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of K.C. (Minor Child), and B.C. (Mother) and B.C. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 121 N.E.3d 141
• In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationships of: X.S., A.S., L.S., and Ar.S. (Minor Children) and M.S. (Mother) and A.S. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 121 N.E.3d 148
• In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: R.L.-P. (Minor Child) and M.E. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services · 119 N.E.3d 1098
• S.E. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 15 N.E.3d 37
• Involuntary Termination of Parent-Child Relationship of K.E. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 39 N.E.3d 641
• In re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of A.W. and G.S.: H.S. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services · 62 N.E.3d 1267
• In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of D.B.M. and H.B. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 20 N.E.3d 174
• In the Matter of the Term. of the Parent-Child Relationship of: N.G., L.C., & M.C. (Minor Children), and A.C. and J.G. (Their Parents) A.C. (Mother) v. Ind. Dept. of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 51 N.E.3d 1167
• In the Matter of Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: M.R., M.D., and A.D. (Minor Children) and D.D. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 121 N.E.3d 140
• A.M. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 45 N.E.3d 471
• In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: S.S. (Minor Child) and L.M. (Mother) and Sa.S. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services · 120 N.E.3d 605
• In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: E.L.R. and E.J.R. (Minor Children) and J.R. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 91 N.E.3d 1096
• In the Matter of the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of T.C., Ti.C., and C.C. (Minor Children), and C.A. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 121 N.E.3d 135
• In the Matter of the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of H.H. and K.H. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 121 N.E.3d 140
• In Re the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of R.S., (Minor Child), and R.S. (Father) v. Marion County Department of Child Services and Child Advocates, Inc. · 56 N.E.3d 625
• E.W. v. J.W. · 20 N.E.3d 889
• Termination: VG v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 69 N.E.3d 464
• In the Matter of the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of N.G. (Minor Child), and N.R.G. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services · 61 N.E.3d 1263
• In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: R.A. and S.W. v. The Indiana Department of Child Services · 19 N.E.3d 313
• In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of E.P. III and E.P. Jr. (Father) v. Indiana Dept. of Child Services · 20 N.E.3d 915
• In re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of L.R. (Minor Child), K.S. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 79 N.E.3d 985
• A.K.G. v. Ind. Dep't of Child Servs. · 92 N.E.3d 1083
• In re Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of B.D. (Minor Child) and B.D. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 91 N.E.3d 1100

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