Mother’s consent for adoption was not required when mother failed for one year (1) to significantly communicate with child without justification or (2) to support child when able to do so and required by law.
Civil
City of Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals v. UJ-Eighty Corp., No. 21S-PL-77, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 23, 2021).
City did not delegate zoning authority to university, but defined fraternities and sororities in zoning law based on their relationship with the university.
In the Matter of the Change of Gender Identification of A.B., No. 20A-MI-1580, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App, Feb. 24, 2021).
Parents have authority to petition to change the gender marker of their child on the child’s birth certificate. The appropriate standard is whether the change is in the child’s best interests.
Harvey v. Keyed In Property Management, LLC, No. 20A-SC-1459, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App, Feb. 26, 2021).
Under Small Claims Rule 8(c), an LLC using a full-time employee to represent it can allege damages above $1,500 and waive net damages in excess of the jurisdictional limit; setoffs and counterclaims were not subtracted from the jurisdictional limit.
Wilder v. DeGood Dimensional Concepts, Inc., No. 20A-PL-1100__ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App, Feb. 16, 2021).
While a trial court can take judicial notice of reasonable attorney’s fees in routine cases involving relatively small amounts, the trial court abused its discretion when it awarded appellate attorney’s fees in a reduced hourly amount with no evidence to support the reduced rate.