IN RE PATERNITY AND CUSTODY OF B.E.S

No. 97-680.

963 P.2d 449 (1998)

1998 MT 190

In re PATERNITY AND CUSTODY OF B.E.S., A Minor Child. James LEWIS, Petitioner and Respondent, v. Melissa SOWERS, n/k/a Melissa Greene, Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia Birkenbuel, Great Falls, for Respondent and Appellant.

Daniel L. Falcon, Great Falls, for Petitioner and Respondent.


REGNIER, Justice.

¶ 1 In August 1995, James Lewis filed a petition in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, to establish paternity, custody, and visitation rights as the father of then three-year-old B.E.S. In June 1997, Lewis filed a motion for contempt and for specified visitation on the grounds that the child's mother, Melissa Sowers (now known as Melissa Greene and hereinafter referred to as Sowers) had denied him reasonable visitation. Sowers...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases