Town clerk-treasurer could not mandate additional deputies; Ind. Code § 36-5-6-7 states that the town legislative body must approve the appointment of deputies.
Appeals
Whitaker v. State, No. 49A02-1706-CR-1162, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 21, 2017).
The trial court, not the probation department, has the sole discretion to impose probation fees under Ind. Code § 35-38-2-1(e) and Ind. Code § 35-38-2-1.7(b).
In re Unsupervised Estate of Owsley, No. 49A02-1701-EU-207, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 21, 2017).
Because the victims of the civil rights action are the decedent’s survivors, not the decedent himself, no estate needed to be open for the sole purpose of pursuing a federal civil rights action.
Buskirk v. Buskirk, No. 06A01-1610-DR-2296, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 15, 2017).
Contract between husband and wife, on keeping their property and income separate, entered into after marriage disagreement, was an enforceable reconciliation agreement made with valid consideration.
In re Adoption of J.R.O., No. 82A05-1706-AD-1331, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 16, 2017).
Ind. Code 31-19-9-18 does not require the filing of a written motion to contest an adoption; counsel’s oral objection was sufficient.