When the child’s father and the father’s fiancée were not married at the time of the adoption hearing, if the child’s adoption was granted to the father’s fiancé, then it would sever the mother’s parental rights but not the father’s.
Hartman v. State, No. 68S01-1305-CR-395, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., May 31, 2013).
Incriminating statements made to detectives during an early morning interrogation in the county jail were inadmissible because the defendant had invoked his right to counsel at an interrogation two days before.
Wilson v. State, No. 88A01-1301-CR-2, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 31, 2013).
Finding of contempt was not an abuse of discretion when woman had been granted use and derivative use immunity.
City of Indianapolis v. Buschman, No. 49S02-1201-CT-598, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 4, 2013).
When a claimant includes information in a tort claim notice beyond that required by the Indiana Tort Claims Act, that information does not restrict the scope of the claim.
Finfrock v. Finfrock, No. 64A05-1209-DR-489, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 29, 2013).
Child support arrearage is not a debt as defined in the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act.