The trial court erred by striking some of the language included in the expungement statute (Ind. Code s 35-38-9-10(c)) from its order granting expungement; the language should either by left in its entirety or left out in its entirety.
Civil
In re Civil Commitment of B.N., No. 22S-MH-408, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 16, 2022).
When a party objects to a hearing being held remotely, good cause for proceeding remotely over the objection requires particularized and specific factual support. Mere mention of “the COVID-19 pandemic” was insufficient.
In re K.G., No. 22A-MI-502, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 6, 2022).
Trial court did not have the statutory authority to grant request to amend child’s birth certificate to change child’s gender marker.
Crowe v. Savvy IN, LLC, No. 22A-TP-1113, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 30, 2022).
Equity and due process require that property owner’s motion for relief from judgment be granted when their property was sold at tax sale and they did not receive actual notice because of USPS’s COVID protocols.
LaMotte v. LaMotte, No. 21A-DR-2608, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 30, 2022).
Parties’ due process rights were violated when a successor judge made factual findings and legal conclusions without a trial de novo following the departure of the original judge who conducted the evidentiary hearing.