When the child’s father and the father’s fiancée were not married at the time of the adoption hearing, if the child’s adoption was granted to the father’s fiancé, then it would sever the mother’s parental rights but not the father’s.
Civil
City of Indianapolis v. Buschman, No. 49S02-1201-CT-598, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 4, 2013).
When a claimant includes information in a tort claim notice beyond that required by the Indiana Tort Claims Act, that information does not restrict the scope of the claim.
Finfrock v. Finfrock, No. 64A05-1209-DR-489, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 29, 2013).
Child support arrearage is not a debt as defined in the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act.
B.H. v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 52A02-1210-JT-849, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 30, 2013).
A properly qualified social worker can testify as an expert witness.
Piatek v. Beale, No. 49A04-1209-CT-448, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 20, 2013).
A reference made during a trial to “pleading the Fifth” is not an admission of a crime and alone is not grounds for a mistrial.