who suffers from bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress

disorder, had a nervous breakdown and was admitted to the Marion VA Hospital for

treatment. During this time, Father left the Children with an unauthorized caregiver, and the

Children’s whereabouts were initially unknown to the Family Case Manager (FCM). Once

the Children were located, they were placed in foster care, where they remained following

Father’s discharge from the hospital. Mother remained in jail until December 2011 and then

resided in halfway houses until April 2012.

        DCS filed petitions to terminate the Parents’ rights to the Children on May 18, 2012.2

A review hearing in the CHINS case was held on July 2, 2013, at which the juvenile court


2 Separate termination petitions were filed for both of the Children under separateto go back to supervised visitation, which was granted.

       On December 5, 2012, Mother was arrested for conversion and possession of

marijuana. She remained incarcerated throughout the rest of these proceedings. Father, on

the other hand, apparently made progress over the next few months, and the Children were

placed with him on December 21, 2012. The Children were removed on January 29, 2013,

due to ongoing domestic violence in the home between Father and his wife. Father was

subsequently arrested for domestic violence against his wife on February 14, 2013, and he




                                   