Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Adoption of Minor Children: I.B. and W.B.: B.B. v. B.C. and J.L., and Indiana Department of Child Services
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 11, 2015No. 82S05-1502-AD-63PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSH, Chief Justice.
After I.B. and W.B. were removed from their parents, both grandmothers petitioned to adopt them. The trial court permitted the maternal grandmother and her fiancé to adopt the children — even though the maternal grandmother has a prior felony conviction that statutorily disqualifies her from adopting — and the paternal grandmother appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding the statutory disqualification unconstitutional as applied because it created an “irrebuttable presumption” that blocked consideration of the children’s best interests.
We disagree with that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Vlandis v. KlineSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Michael H. v. Gerald D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States Department of Agriculture v. MurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of T.W. v. St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Kevin Campbell v. Irenea GeorgeIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
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