LIGHTY v. LIGHTY

No. 49A02-0710-CV-896.

879 N.E.2d 637 (2008)

Erin Nicole LIGHTY, Appellant-Petitioner, v. Barry R. LIGHTY, Jr., Appellee-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

January 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie C. Henderzahs, Church Church Hittle & Antrim, Noblesville, IN, Timothy J. O'Hara, Bryan H. Babb, Rhonda Yoder Breman, Bose McKinney & Evans, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Brian K. Zoeller, Katherine A. Harmon, Cohen & Malad, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellee.


OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Erin Lighty appeals the dismissal of her petition for dissolution. We reverse and remand.

Issue

We address the dispositive issue, which we restate as whether the trial court properly determined that Kansas, not Indiana, had jurisdiction over Erin's child custody action.

Facts

In 2006, Erin and Barry Lighty were dating, and...

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