Daugherty v. Ritter

DICKSON, Justice.

In this case, the Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court judgment denying a child visitation petition filed by the child's maternal grandparents. Daugherty v. Ritter (1995), Ind.App., 646 N.E.2d 66. In their petition to transfer, the grandparents contend that the Court of Appeals decision conflicts with the rationale of Moses v. Cober (1994), Ind.App., 641 N.E.2d 668 (construing Indiana Code Section 31-1-11.7-8).

In Moses, the Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's denial of grandparent visitation rights The majority determined that the trial court erroneously focused upon…