As a matter of law, service on out-of-state defendant at the home address provided to the police at the time of the time of the accident and service on the defendant company through the Indiana Secretary of State was consistent with due process and reasonably calculated to inform the defendants that an action had been instituted against them.
Civil
D.A. v. State, No. 48S02-1604-MI-183, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 1, 2016).
“Under the plain language of Indiana Code section 35-38-9-4, civil forfeitures are not included within the “conviction records” that may be expunged.”
In re R.S., No. 49S04-1606-JT-350, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 16, 2016).
Given the loving bond parent and child share, parent’s successful completion of multiple self-improvement and parenting courses, parent’s successful completion of probation, parent’s repeatedly expressed desire to parent child, and his exercise of regular visitation with child, the trial court’s findings do not clearly and convincingly support its conclusion that termination of parental rights is in the best interests of the child.
In re A.H., No. 49A04-1601-JC-42, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 18, 2016).
A CHINS adjudication is inappropriate when a parent is willing to provide care to the child without the coercive intervention of the court.
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. v. Guardianship of Zak, No. 45A03-1506-CT-670, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 18, 2016).
Evidence of post-accident investigations is not automatically excluded as a subsequent remedial measure.