The trial court properly refused to approve a settlement agreement entered into by parents regarding custody of minor children.
Civil
In re Guardianship of A.J.A. & L.M.A., No. 48S02-1305-GU-398, __ N.E.2d __, (Ind., July 18, 2013).
The Grandparent Visitation Statute does not provide a way that a grandparent may seek visitation when her child has murdered the mother of her two grandchildren; the order granting grandparent visitation was void.
In re Infant T., No. 67A05-1301-JP-36, __ N.E.2d __, (Ind. Ct. App., July 11, 2013).
A petition to disestablish maternity is not cognizable, but maternity can be indirectly disestablished by a putative mother petitioning the court for the establishment of maternity and proving her maternity by clear and convincing evidence.
Gates v. City of Indianapolis, No. 49A04-1210-OV-503, __ N.E.2d __, (Ind. Ct. App., July 11, 2013).
Defendant is entitled to a jury trial on alleged violations of municipal ordinances.
In re Mandate of Funds for Center Township of Marion Co. Small Claims Court, No. 49S00-1207-MF-420, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 28, 2013).
The Supreme Court approved the renovations, additional staff, and the mandate prohibiting the relocation of the court for the Center Township Marion Co. Small Claims Court, and disapproved the mandated salary increases.