IN RE E.M.

No. 45S03-1308-JT-557.

4 N.E.3d 636 (2014)

In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of E.M. and El.M., E.M., Appellant (Respondent), v. Indiana Department of Child Services, Appellee (Petitioner).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deidre L. Monroe , Gary, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Eugene M. Velazco, Jr. , Indiana Dep't of Child Servs., Gary, IN, Robert J. Henke , Indiana Dep't of Child Servs., Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee Indiana Dep't of Child Servs.

Donald W. Wruck, III , Dyer, IN, Attorney for Appellee Lake County Court Appointed Special Advocate.


On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 45A03-1208-JT-370

RUSH, Justice.

Decisions to terminate parental rights are among the most difficult our trial courts are called upon to make. They are also among the most fact-sensitive — so we review them with great deference to the trial courts, recognizing their superior vantage point for weighing the evidence and assessing witness credibility. Because a case that seems close on a...

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