Morrell v. Giesick

Carrie M. Morrell appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of Robert Lee Giesick. The judgment, entered by the District Court, Sixteenth Judicial District, Rosebud County, precluded Morrell from challenging Giesick’s custody of Morrell’s child, Sandy Joe Giesick.

Sandy Joe was born on July 21, 1974. Morrell is listed on Sandy Joe’s birth certificate as the mother but no father is named. Sandy Joe’s surname on the birth certificate was Baertsch, Morrell’s maiden name. According to Giesick, he and Morrell were living together and having sexual intercourse at the time Sandy Joe was…