Legal Opinion

A.W. v. Z.B.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 9, 2009No. 82A04-0811-JV-638PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

A.W. ("Mother") appeals from the trial court's order sentencing her for a previous finding of contempt and modifying custody. She raises the following two restated issues:

I. Whether the trial court erred when it modified custody by granting a change of custody to Z7.B. ("Father").

II. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing Mother to a two-year suspended sentence, which made her civil contempt sentence punitive in nature; and

We affirm, vacate, and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Mother and Father have never been married, but have a child together,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Flash v. HoltsclawIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. In re the Marriage of KendaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. In Re Direct Criminal Contempt ProceedingsIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re Paternity of MPMWIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009

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