· 5/3/2000
Jones v. Gibson County Division of Family & Children
Citations
- 728 N.E.2d 195
- 2000 Ind. App. LEXIS 639
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that \sufficient evidence exists supporting the trial court's conclusion that a satisfactory plan exists for the care and treatment of the children\
- holding that \sufficient evidence exists supporting the trial court's conclusion that a satisfactory plan exists for the care and treatment of the children\
- holding that “a parent may not sit idly by without asserting a need or desire for services and then successfully argue that he was denied services to assist him with his parenting”
- finding that adoption is a satisfactory plan even if a definite adoptive family has not been identified
- noting that a parent’s failure to appear for services and to participate in the court proceedings “reflects ambivalence”
- noting that “[a] parent’s failure to appear for assessments and court hearings reflects ambivalence, and the failure to attend parenting classes reflects an unwillingness to change existing conditions”
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Judges: Riley, Kirsch, Baker
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