Legal Opinion

Matter of Bridges

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided February 18, 1985No. 1-784A175PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RATLIFF, Presiding Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Lisa F. Bridges (Lisa) appeals from a judgment of the Bartholomew Circuit Court finding her to be a delinquent child under Indiana Code section 81-6-4-1 (Burns Supp.1984). We affirm.

FACTS

Lisa gave birth to Randall D. Bridges (Randy) on April 3, 1988. Shortly thereafter, Betty A. Shattuck (Betty), Lisa's step-sister, and Virginia Shattuck (Virginia), Lisa's mother, apparently persuaded Lisa to give Betty legal custody of Randy. All parties agree that a court order to that effect was entered. However, no such document was introduced into evidence…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Addis v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Wojcik v. AlmaseIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. McNeely v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Morgan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Perrey v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. Highley v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Richards v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Creek v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. Justin D. Coates v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014

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