Legal Opinion

Ralph Monty Layne, Jr. v. Sudie Mae Layne

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 13, 2017No. Court of Appeals Case 71A04-1607-DR-1687PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Najam, Judge.

Statement of the Case

Ralph Monty Layne, Jr. (“Husband”) appeals the trial court’s final decree, which ended his marriage to Sudie Mae Layne (“Wife”). Husband presents three issues for our review, which we consolidate and restate as one issue:

1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it divided the marital estate.

And Wife presents three issues on cross-appeal, which we consolidate and restate as:

2. Whether the trial court erred when it denied her motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of the enforceability of the parties’ premarital agreement.

3. Whether the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Antonio Hughley v. State of Indiana, The Consolidated City of Indianapolis/Marion County, and The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police DepartmentIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
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  3. David J. Markey v. Estate of Frances S. Markey, Stephen L. Routson, Personal Representative Under the Last Will and Testament of Frances S. MarkeyIndiana Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Smith v. SmithIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
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