Legal Opinion

P.S.S. ex rel. Smith v. Smith

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 24, 2009No. 02A03-0904-JV-136Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BAKER, Chief Judge.

Appellant-petitioner P.S.S., by next friend, Barrington A. Smith, appeals the juvenile court's order denying her petition to establish paternity and dismissing the cause of action. P.S.S. contends that the juvenile court erred by concluding that it did not have jurisdiction over her petition and that she is not entitled to raise the paternity issue when it was already decided during her parents' dissolution proceeding. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

Barrington A. Smith and Lisa Smith were married on February 2, 1985, and lived together until they separated in May…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brimhall v. BrewsterIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. W.R. v. H.I.Indiana Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Estate of Lee Ex Rel. McGarrah v. Lee & Urbahns Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. J.W.L. ex rel. J.L.M. v. A.J.P.Indiana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Fitz v. Rust-Oleum Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2008

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