Legal Opinion

In Re the Marriage of Simmons

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 30, 1985No. 2-285-A-53PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUCHANAN, Chief Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Respondent-appellant, Debra Simmons (Debra), appeals the trial court’s entry of a custody decree which deprived her of the custody of her two minor children by awarding custody to the intervenor-appel-lees, Jerry and Darlene Simmons [hereinafter collectively referred to as the Grandparents], claiming the trial court’s decision to modify its prior custody order constitutes an abuse of discretion in that the change of custody is not supported by the evidence and is contrary to law.

We reverse.

FACTS

The evidence most favorable to the trial court’s judgment reveals…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Marshall v. ReevesIndiana Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Hendrickson v. BinkleyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. Marriage of Poret v. MartinIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Marriage of Barnett v. BarnettIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Sanders v. SandersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Mc Brady v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Cheney v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  4. In Re Custody of McGuireIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Marriage of Pea v. PeaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986

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