Legal Opinion

Collins v. Collins

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 23, 2004No. 10A01-0308-CV-284PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Arvel Ray Collins appeals the denial of his motion for relief from an Indiana trial court's 1990 order that awarded custody to Tara Collins Talbot ("Mother") and modified child support obligations, ordering Collins to pay $250 per month in child support. Collins raises three issues, but we find sua sponte the dispositive issue is whether the denial of his motion for relief from judgment was an abuse of discretion.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1984, Collins and Mother met in Quantico, Virginia, where Collins was sta*412tioned in the Marine Corps. Mother was eight…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Boone v. LightnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Green v. KarolIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. LaPalme v. RomeroIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Kessen v. GraftIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. Davidson v. General Finance CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1968

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Thomison v. IK Indy, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. Andrew M. Shaw v. Tera A. Shaw (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2015

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