M L v. L L

── M L v. L L ── Case No.: 25A-PO-01756 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 9, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Huntington Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur M.L. is L.L.’s stepmother. L.L. is a two-year-old child who is the subject of a custody order between her mother, K.W. (“Mother”), and her father, B.L. (“Father”). On January 19, 2025, L.L. was in the care of Father and M.L. That afternoon, Father contacted Mother and reported that L.L. had fallen out of her crib, but she was fine. That evening, Mother picked up L.L. from Father, and Mother observed “bruising,” “welts,” and a handprint across L.L.’s lower back. Tr. Vol. 2, p. 15. Mother took L.L.