Supervised Estate: Daniel L. Stephan v. Douglas Stephan, et al.

── Supervised Estate: Daniel L. Stephan v. Douglas Stephan, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-ES-01911 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Huntington Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur The matter of Richard Stephan’s Estate (the “Estate”) has a litigious history spanning almost a decade and includes a prior appeal to this Court. See Matter of Estate of Stephan, Case No. 20A-ES-1681, 2021 WL 955906, at *1 (Ind. Ct. App. Mar. 15, 2021) (mem.) [hereinafter “Stephan I”]. Daniel, William, and Douglas are the sons of Richard and Audrey Stephan. Richard and Audrey owned and lived on a farm in Huntington, Indiana. Richard operated the farm, running various related businesses, and often worked with his sons in their adulthood.