Benjamin Sheetz v. Ronnie Sheetz

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• applying equitable estoppel to prevent nonbiological husband who had long held out child as his own from rebutting the marital presumption and noting public policy did not support leaving the child without a father

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In the Unsupervised Estate of Raymond F. Handley, Gregory Staten, Sr. v. Curt Handley (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2018-01-30
• Scott P. Hedge v. Dale Hartlerode
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2025-06-27
• Jennifer M. O'Connell v. Donna S. Clay
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2025-10-16
• Paternity: Nicole Olbera v. Tiara Sykes
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2026-03-30

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Fairrow v. Fairrow
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1990-09-07· cited 100×
• Pettit v. Pettit
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1993-12-27· cited 85×
• John W. Schoettmer & Karen Schoettmer v. Jolene C. Wright & South Central Community Action Program, Inc.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2013-08-27· cited 72×
• Russell v. Russell
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1997-06-27· cited 69×
• Levin v. Levin
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1994-12-30· cited 59×
• R. D. S. v. S. L. S.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1980-03-26· cited 44×
• In Re the Marriage of K.E.V.
  Montana Supreme Court· 1994-10-25· cited 36×
• Sean Thomas Ryan v. Dee Anna Ryan
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2012-07-31· cited 33×
• State Ex Rel. Hight v. Marion Superior Court
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1989-12-13· cited 32×
• In Re: The Marriage of Ann (Sutton) Baker v. Milo Sutton
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2014-09-12· cited 29×
• Lower v. Wallick
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1865-11-15· cited 28×
• W.R. v. H.I.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1992-11-13· cited 26×
• State Ex Rel. Root v. Circuit Court of Allen County
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1972-11-27· cited 21×
• Marriage of Snow v. England
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2007-03-13· cited 19×
• Russell v. Russell
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1996-06-06· cited 15×
• Tirey v. Tirey
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-04-20· cited 15×
• Martin v. Heffelfinger
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2001-03-15· cited 12×
• Jacqueline Myers v. Mark Myers
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2014-07-15· cited 12×
• Marriage of Cochran v. Cochran
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1999-10-12· cited 10×
• Marriage of Friar v. Taylor
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1989-11-02· cited 9×