Trial court’s decision to modify child custody instead of adjudicating children as CHINS did not deprive parent of a meaningful opportunity to engage in CHINS-related services.
Civil
Balash v. Mader, No. 24A-SC-792, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 8, 2024).
The Home Improvement Contracts Act requires a contractor to provide a written contract; the oral agreement between homeowner and contractor was unenforceable and the award of damages was set aside.
Peters v. Quakenbush, No. 24A-PL-405, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 13, 2024).
The plain language of the other-jurisdiction provision of Indiana’s Sex and Violent Offender Act compels registration for individuals with out-of-state registration obligations regardless of the source of those obligations.
DeGrado v. DeGrado, No. 24A-DC-187, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 3, 2024).
Extracurricular expense payments are child support. Petition to modify child support put parent on notice that extracurricular expenses were at issue.
Finnegan v. State, No. 24S-MI-68, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 5, 2024).
Statutory procedures for asserting the insanity defense in criminal proceedings do not apply in an indirect criminal contempt action because it is not a criminal case.