Legal Opinion
Baxendale v. Raich
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 2008No. 64S05-0709-CV-372PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOEHM, Justice.
In 2006 the General Assembly replaced the single section governing child custody in the event of a relocation with a new chapter 2.2. We ■ hold that under new chapter 2.2 the trial court may, but is not required to, order a change in custody upon relocation. In this case the trial court’s balancing of relevant considerations was not clearly erroneous.
Facts and Procedural History
Valerie Baxendale and Sam Raich divorced in 2000. They were granted joint legal custody of their two children, and Valerie was granted physical custody of both. The older child is now a college student,…
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