PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP OF X.S. v. DCS

Court of Appeals Case No. 18A-JT-1198.

117 N.E.3d 601 (2018)

In the TERMINATION OF the PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP OF: X.S. (Minor Child), and S.S. (Father), Appellant-Respondent, v. The INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES, Appellee-Petitioner, and Lake County Court Appointed Special Advocate, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Publication Ordered January 16, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney for Appellant: Joann M. Price , Merrillville, Indiana.

Attorneys for Appellee Indiana Department of Child Services: Curtis T. Hill, Jr. , Attorney General of Indiana, Robert J. Henke , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attorney for Appellee Lake County Court Appointed Special Advocate: Donald W. Wruck , Wruck Paupore PC, Dyer, Indiana.


Case Summary

S.S. ("Father") challenges the termination of his parental rights in X.S. ("Child"), claiming that the juvenile court violated his due process right to counsel by conducting a termination hearing at which he did not appear and was not represented by counsel. The Indiana Department of Child Services ("DCS"...

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