Ind. Code § 34-51-3-6, the punitive damages statute, does not give the state power to intervene in otherwise private litigation, at any stage in the proceedings.
Civil
Johnson v. Johnson, No. 49S05-1303-DR-199, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Dec. 12, 2013).
Using the flexibility provided in the Indiana Child Support Guidelines, the trial court properly modified a child support order regarding calculation of health insurance premiums and application of Social Security Retirement benefits.
Lindquist v. Lindquist., No. 23A04-1306-DR-277, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 12, 2013).
As long as father is first given the opportunity to exercise additional parenting time, mother’s boyfriend can continue to exercise unsupervised time with children.
Deeter v. Ind. Farmers Mut. Ins. Co., No. 43A04-1305-PL-229, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 4, 2013).
When an insurance company includes an explicit exclusion in its policy to cover loss resulting from an intentional act by a co-insured, an “innocent co-insured spouse” is barred from recovery.
Ryan v. Janovsky, No. 45A03-1304-DR-145, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 5, 2013).
Proposed Qualified Domestic Relations Order (“QDRO”) presented for signature over twenty years after the entry of the settlement agreement was not time-barred.