Erin Gaich v. Steve Fulton

Anderson, Indiana divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case.

[¶2] Mother and Father were married on August 23, 2006. They are the parents of M.F., born October 18, 2006, and J.F., born May 27, 2009. On February 25, 2020, Father filed for divorce. On July 27, 2020, the trial court issued its order of dissolution in which, as is relevant here, Mother and Father shared physical and legal custody of M.F. and J.F. (collectively, "Children").



[¶3] Since then, Mother and Father have each filed multiple motions for modification of custody and for contempt. In February 2022, M.F. "began to exhibit a desire to not visit with [Father]." (Appellant's App. Vol. II at 37) (trial court order of May 27, 2022). Father subsequently filed a motion for contempt against Mother for denying him parenting time. On May 22, 2022, the trial court held a hearing and found that "Mother was unable to articulate to any

persuasive degree a justifiable reason for [M.F.'s] wishes" and "did not introduce medical or professional testimony to support a safety or best interest reason why [Father's] parenting time should not occur as previously ordered." (Id.) The trial court ordered the joint physical and legal custody of M.F. to remain in place and Mother was found in contempt for "her failure to follow the Court's order by failing to take all reasonable steps to effectuate parenting time." (Id. at 38.)...



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Gaich v. Fulton, 24A-DC-353 (Ind. App. Sep 25, 2024)

Affirmed