Legal Opinion
Lea v. Lea
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1998No. 24S01-9711-CV-627PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SULLIVAN, Justice.
The Court of Appeals reversed a trial court order requiring a father to pay child support for his mentally retarded adult daughter. We granted transfer and vacated the opinion of the Court of Appeals. We now affirm the trial court.
Background
James and Melody Lea, parents of Wesley and Tara, were divorced in 1980. Mother was awarded custody of the two children. From the time of the divorce, Father made child support payments in the amount of $60 per week. In 1996, Father filed a petition to modify the divorce decree and requested the court to determine…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Kinsey v. KinseyIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
- Green v. GreenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
- Humphrey v. WoodsIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
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