Legal Opinion
Worrell v. Elkhart County Office of Family & Children
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1998No. 20S04-9810-JV-598PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The sole issue in this case is whether Michael and Jacintha Worrell have standing to petition a trial court for visitation with their former foster children. We hold they do not.
Factual Background and Procedural History
In 1995, R.D., S.D., and B.D., brothers sharing the same natural mother, were placed in the Worrells’ home as foster children. They remained in that home for seventeen months, until the Worrells discovered that twelve-year-old B.D. kissed and held hands with their twelve-year-old natural daughter. Jacintha Worrell reported the incident to the proper…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Collins v. GilbreathIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- Wolgamott v. LanhamIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
- Worrell v. Elkhart County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
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