31 Indiana opinions name it 1 courts 2013–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Indiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
In Re Guardianship of Llgreen2 sentences2025See L.J., 223 N.E.3d at 720 (“If the presumption is rebutted, then the trial court engages in a best-interests analysis using the factors in Indiana Code sections 31-14-13-2 and 31-14-13-2.5.”); A.M.J., 228 N.E.3d at 1141 (“If the third party overcomes the natural-parent presumption, the trial court proceeds” to the next step and determines whether the third party showed there was a substantial change and modification was in the child’s best interests); In re Guardianship of L.L., 745 N.E.2d 222, 231 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001) (“If the [natural-parent] presumption is rebutted, then the court engages 2023L.L., 745 N.E.2d at 231. [13] Here, the trial court found that Mother “abandoned” the children, thereby rebutting the presumption that she should have custody. | 2 | 2 |
Troxel v. Granvillegreen1 sentence2013See Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Indiana. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of E.M. and El.M., E.M. v. Indiana Department of Child Services
green
2 sentences2018However, “focusing on permanency, standing alone, would impermissibly invert the best-interests inquiry . . . .” Id. at 648 . 2017However, “focusing on permanency, standing alone, would impermissibly invert the best-interests inquiry . . . .” Id. at 648 . | 28 | 2015–2020 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.