Legal Opinion
In Re Wardship of Turrin
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 1982No. 4-981A111PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Presiding Judge.
Appellant Department of Public Welfare of Allen County Indiana (Welfare) is appealing an adverse judgment which in part awarded attorney fees in the amount of $780 to the appellees — foster parents of Ryan Christopher Turrin. The sole issue for our review is whether the trial court had the authority to order Welfare to pay for the foster parents’ attorney fees in this matter. We find no statute or agreement which would authorize an attorney fee award given the facts in this case. Further, the record does not reveal Welfare’s conduct to be vexatious or oppressive in the…
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