Involuntary Termination of Parent-Child Relationship of K.E. v. Indiana Department of Child Services

Decided August 20, 2015. Steven H. David wrote the opinion for the court.

39 N.E.3d 641 · Cited 125 times

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• Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & Children · 839 N.E.2d 143
• R.Y. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 904 N.E.2d 1257
• 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 · 4 N.E.3d 636
• In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: A.D.S. & A.S. and L.S. v. The Indiana Department of Child Services · 987 N.E.2d 1150
• Castro v. State Office of Family & Children · 842 N.E.2d 367
• A.F. v. Marion County Office of Family & Children · 762 N.E.2d 1244
• Rowlett v. Vanderburgh County Office of Family & Children · 841 N.E.2d 615
• People v. Marker · 908 N.E.2d 16
• In the Matter of the Adoption of Minor Children: I.B. and W.B.: B.B. v. B.C. and J.L., and Indiana Department of Child Services · 32 N.E.3d 1164
• Knott v. Tippecanoe County Department of Public Welfare · 632 N.E.2d 752

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• A.M. v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 45 N.E.3d 471
• In the Matter of D.B. (Minor Child), a Child in Need of Services: D.B.(Father) v. The Ind. Dept. of Child Services, and Child Advocates, Inc. · 43 N.E.3d 599
• 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 Term. of the Parent-Child Relationship of: B.H. and S.H., and B.H. and M.B. v. The Ind. Dept. of Child Services · 44 N.E.3d 745
• 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 Re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of V.A. (Minor Child), and A.A. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 51 N.E.3d 1140
• In re D.F., Kn.L., Ka.L. and M.M., Children Alleged to Be in Need of Services, L.T. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 83 N.E.3d 789
• In re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: O.G., II (Minor Child) and K.T. (Mother) & O.G. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services · 65 N.E.3d 1080
• In the Matter of the Termination of Parents Rights of: B.L.P. (Minor Child) and Br.L.P. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services · 91 N.E.3d 625
• Kevin Campbell v. Irenea George · 77 N.E.3d 816
• In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: A.B. (Minor Child), and C.B. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services · 130 N.E.3d 122
• 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
• In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: E.C. (Minor Child) and A.C. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.) · 121 N.E.3d 131
• 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
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