After trial court granted spouse’s spousal support for Medicaid purposes, trial court properly allowed Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) to intervene; FSSA was entitled to relief from judgment because the facts did not support spousal maintenance.
Civil
Morgan v. Dickelman Ins. Agency, Inc., No. 22A-PL-892, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 30, 2022).
Summary judgment was appropriate for plaintiffs’ claims for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, negligence, and fraud against their insurance agency because plaintiffs did not review their easy-to-read, unambiguous insurance renewal certificates.
N.H. v. State, No. 22A-XP-1026, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 13, 2022).
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.
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.