In the Matter of Ma.H., Le.H., Lo.H., W.H., La.H., Me.H., and S.W. (Minor Children) M.H. (Father) and R.H. (Mother)…

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed the termination of both parents’ rights to seven children. It held that the trial court did not violate the father’s Fifth Amendment privilege because the treatment order required sex-offender treatment, not an admission of criminal wrongdoing, and the father did not show that he lacked alternative treatment options. The court also held that the evidence supported findings that the abuse-related removal conditions would not be remedied and that termination served the children’s best interests.