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BAXENDALE v. RAICH

No. 64S05-0709-CV-372.

878 N.E.2d 1252 (2008)

Valerie Raich BAXENDALE, Appellant (Petitioner below), v. Samuel RAICH, III, Appellee (Respondent below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Scott Skillman, Terre Haute, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Thomas E. Rucinski, Hammond, IN, Attorney for Appellee.

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 64A05-0610-CV-624.

BOEHM, Justice.

In 2006 the General Assembly replaced the single section governing child custody in the event of a relocation with a new chapter 2.2. We hold that under new chapter 2.2 the trial court may, but is not required to, order a change in custody upon relocation. In this case the trial court's balancing of relevant considerations was not clearly erroneous.

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