MATTER OF J.C.

Supreme Court Case No. 20S-JT-235.

142 N.E.3d 427 (2020)

In the MATTER OF J.C. and R.C. (Minor Children); B.C. (Mother), Appellant (Respondent below), v. Indiana Department of Child Services, Appellee (Petitioner below), and Child Advocates, Inc., Appellee (Guardian ad Litem below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

FILED April 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: Valerie K. Boots , Matthew D. Anglemeyer , Marion County Public Defender, Appellate Division, Indianapolis, 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 CHILD ADVOCATES, INC.: DeDe K. Connor , Indianapolis, Indiana.


On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals No. 19A-JT-350.

We agree with the Court of Appeals that a parent is not entitled to dismissal of a termination-of-parental-rights ("TPR") petition due to the juvenile court's failure to complete a hearing within the statutorily required...

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