A criminal background check that complies with Ind. Code §31-9-2-22.5 is necessary to the adoption process; its absence renders an adoption petition fatally deficient. Also, the adoption court should consolidate the paternity action before issuing its adoption decree.
Civil
In re J.B., No. 20A05-1510-JC-1612, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 8, 2016).
The juvenile court did not have jurisdiction to modify the custody agreement made by the paternity court after the CHINS case was terminated.
Barber v. Henry, No. 87A01-1510-JP-1639, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 31, 2016).
Parent who chose to become unemployed to help her children with special developmental needs is not unemployed without just cause for purposes of determining child support.
Allen v. Allen, No. 13S01-1601-DR-00053, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 1, 2016).
Divorced parents are not obligated to pay the graduate or professional school expenses of their children pursuant to the Indiana child support statutes.
Schneider v. Paragon Realty, LLC, No. 32A01-1511-CT-1858, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 24, 2016).
Defendant property management company had no duty of care to plaintiff who was involved in a crash with a driver while both were intoxicated after leaving a bar managed by the company.