TERRY v. STEPHENS

No. 54A01-0908-CV-419.

921 N.E.2d 516 (2010)

Rita D. TERRY and Dion Terry, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Donald Ray Terry, Appellants-Plaintiffs, v. Norris STEPHENS, R.N., Appellee-Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

February 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Dennis Wegner, C. Dennis Wegner & Assocs., P.C., Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellants.

Ronald W. Frazier, Frazier & Assocs., Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellee.


OPINION

BAKER, Chief Judge.

The appellants argue that the children of a parent who provides love, care, and affection, but no financial or non-financial support, should be considered dependent children pursuant to the Wrongful Death Act. Here, a father was mentally ill to the extent that he could not support himself or anyone else. He had essentially no contact with his children in the last six years of his life. After he died, his estate filed a wrongful...

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