Divorce court could not order support retroactive to a date seventeen months prior to the filing of the dissolution action.
Appeals
A.K. v. Indiana Dep't of Child Services, St. Joseph County, No. 71A05-0905-JV-261, __ N.E.2D __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 31, 2010)
Findings of fact and conclusions of law are required for termination of parental rights decisions.
Rieth-Riley Construction Co. v. Gibson, No. 64A04-0908-CV-445, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 25, 2010)
“Discovery rule” for tolling statute of limitations does not apply when plaintiff knew of injury but did not discover identity of tortfeasor until limitations period had run.
A.S. v. State, No. 10A04-0911-JV-630, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 25, 2010)
Deliquency waiver of counsel was invalid when court made no inquiry about waiver, gave no advice about dangers of self-representation, and made no record of meaningful consultation about the waiver.
Tolliver v. State, No. 45A03-0906-CR-250, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 18, 2010)
Allowing police officer to testify as an expert on “body language” bearing on credibility was error, but testimony officer actually gave was admissible lay opinion evidence about physical behavior indicating reluctance to cooperate.