Administrative Rule 9 was the “best option” for a domestic violence victim who had filed a name change petition to avoid her abuser but wanted to avoid disclosure of her identity in the proceeding.
Appeals
In re Adoption of J.T.A., No. 37A03-1212-AD-525, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 10, 2013).
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.
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.
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.
B.H. v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 52A02-1210-JT-849, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 30, 2013).
A properly qualified social worker can testify as an expert witness.