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WORRELL v. ELKHART CTY. OFFICE OF FAMILY

No. 20S04-9810-JV-598.

704 N.E.2d 1027 (1998)

Michael WORRELL and Jacintha Worrell, Appellants (Petitioners Below), v. ELKHART COUNTY OFFICE OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN, Appellee (Respondent Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 31, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. McCaslin, Nancy A. McCaslin, Elkhart, for Appellants.

Beverly S. Peters, Elkhart, for Appellee.

Peter A. Kenny, Bloomington, for Amicus Curiae Indiana Foster Care and Adoption Association, Inc.

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...

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