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NEAL v. DeKALB CTY. DIV. OF FAM. & CHILDREN

No. 17S03-0209-JV-470.

796 N.E.2d 280 (2003)

Mary NEAL, Appellant (Respondent below), v. In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.N. and H.N., Children, and Michael Neal, Sr., Father, by the DeKALB COUNTY DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN, Appellee (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 25, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Shuman Rister Antwerp, OH, Attorneys for Appellant.

W. Eric Weber, Auburn, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER FROM THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS, NO. 17A03-0101-JV-8

RUCKER, Justice.

This opinion resolves the question of whether a parent may initially consent to the termination of her parental rights and later appear in open court and change her mind. We hold that she may.

Facts and Procedural History

Mary Neal is the natural parent of H.N. born February 5, 1989, and M.N. born August 10, 1990. In September 1999, both children...

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