Hepner v. Hepner

STATON, Presiding Judge.

This appeal presents a question of jurisdiction between an Indiana court and an Illinois court under Indiana's Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Law (the UCCJL), Ind.Code 81-1-11.6-1 et seq. (Burns 1980 Repl). Because jurisdiction was not properly invoked by the Indiana court, we will not address the other issues raised in this appeal.

Beverly and Paul Hepner were divorced in the Porter County, Indiana Superior Court. The court awarded Beverly custody of their child, Kelly, and Paul was given visitation rights.

Over the next several years, petitions and cross-petitions…