It did not violate the trial rules or father’s right to due process when one magistrate resigned and a different magistrate that was not present at the hearing reported factual findings and conclusions to the judge to issue the subsequent recommended order terminating father’s parental.
Civil
Angelopoulos v. Angelopoulos, No. 64A04-1211-PL-594, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 29, 2013).
Although the trial court issued a protective order for deposition materials, those materials were not automatically confidential under Administrative Rule 9(G)(1)(c).
A.C. v. N.J., No. 20A04-1301-DR-37, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 31, 2013).
The trial court properly declined to enforce the agreement between mother and her former partner that partner would be child’s parent, but the partner does have standing to seek visitation.
McGee v. McGee, No. 45A04-1301-DR-33, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 24, 2013).
A guardian cannot file a petition for dissolution of marriage on behalf of his or her ward.
Ferguson v. O’Brien, No. 49A02-1211-CT-917, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 15, 2013).
The drafter of a will owes a fiduciary duty to intended beneficiaries even though he may not have known their names when he drafted the will.