It was reversible error to allow a nurse testify as to the statements made by child without affirmative evidence in the record that the child understands “the role of [a] medical professional and the purpose of [her] visit” with the professional “in order for us to infer that the child was motivated to speak truthfully” to that professional for the purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment.
Appeals
Bardonner v. Bardonner, No. 23A-DC-1393, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 12, 2024)
Parent with legal custody of child has the exclusive authority to dictate child’s religious training. Parent’s decision that child does not participate in the other parent’s church does not violate the other parent’s 1st Amendment rights.
Wells v. Wells, No. 23A-DR-990, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 12, 2024).
Even though father agreed to pay for daughter’s college education in the marital settlement agreement, daughter could repudiate their relationship and relieve father of his duty to pay.
C.M. v. Y.N., No. 23A-AD-1590 __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 6, 2024).
To comply with Ind. Code § 31-19-5-12(a) and to be entitled to notice of an adoption, a putative father must register with the Putative Father Registry not later than thirty days after the child is born or not later than the date of the filing of the adoption petition, whichever date occurs later.
Goalsetter Systems, Inc. v. Estate of Gerwels, No. 23A-CT-1896, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 28, 2024).
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