# King v. S.B.

> Indiana Supreme Court · November 23, 2005 · 837 N.E.2d 965

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7076145

## Case

- **Full name:** In re Parentage of A.B., Dawn KING, on her own behalf and as next friend of A.B., a minor, (Petitioner below) v. S.B., (Respondent below)
- **Court:** Indiana Supreme Court
- **Decided:** November 23, 2005
- **Citations:** 837 N.E.2d 965; 2005 Ind. LEXIS 1035; 2005 WL 3118053
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Shepard
- **Judges:** Boehm, Dickson, Rucker, Shepard, Sullivan
- **Cited by:** 27 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- noting that “[a]t least some of the relief sought in this case falls within that which [In re Guardianship of B.H., 770 N.E.2d 283 ] grants persons other than natural parents to seek and Indiana trial courts, where appropriate, discretion to award”
- noting that in ruling on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, the trial court is required to view the complaint in a light most favorable to the nonmoving party and with every reasonable inference in its favor
- holding that a domestic partner may be entitled to “[a]t least some relief”

## Opinion text

SHEPARD, Chief Justice,
concurring.
I write separately only to highlight what the majority has already said about the limited nature of today's ruling, which I see as far more modest than my friend Justice Dickson suggests. Whether any element of King's claims will be legally sustainable remains an open question for resolution after a hearing on the merits.

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