Legal Opinion
In Re Adoption of BR
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 4, 2007No. 79A02-0705-CV-399PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
877 N.E.2d 217 (2007)
In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF B.R.
Samuel Lee Shell, Appellant,
v.
William Brandon Roundtree, Appellee.
No. 79A02-0705-CV-399.
Court of Appeals of Indiana.
December 4, 2007.
Cynthia Phillips Smith, Law Office of Cynthia P. Smith, Lafayette, IN, Attorney for Appellant.
OPINION
BAILEY, Judge.
Case Summary
Samuel Lee Shell ("Samuel") appeals the trial court's denial of his Petition for Adoption. We reverse and remand.
Issue
Samuel raises the sole issue of whether the trial court erred in denying his Petition.
Facts and Procedural History
Nikole Shell ("Nikole") gave birth to B.R. in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pettit v. PettitIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
- Scott v. IrmegerIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
- Shaalan v. JerdenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
- Shell v. RoundtreeIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
3Cited by2 opinions
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- In the Adoption of K.H., D.R. v. M.M. and C.M.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020