Trial court has authority to order amendment of gender on a birth certificate.
E. Friedlander
In re I.B., No. 82A05-1402-AD-65, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 28, 2014).
A prospective adoptive parent’s prior conviction was not dispositive (Ind. Code § 31-19-11-1) and the children were entitled to an individualized determination of their best interests.
Powell v. Powell, No. 88A01-1402-PL-59, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 3, 2014).
“[W]hen property is conveyed to individuals by the entirety or entireties, regardless of whether those individuals are husband and wife, a presumption arises that the grantor intended to convey the property with the right of survivorship.”
Wysocki v. Johnson, No. 45A03-1309-CT-385, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 3, 2014)
The Indiana Crime Victims Relief Act is not applicable to the common-law tort of fraud.
Gonzalez v. State, No. 52A02-1306-CR-526, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 4, 2013).
Restitution sentence for payment to workman’s compensation insurer of amounts it paid for victim’s medical treatment and lost wages was proper, but restitution could not be ordered for the permanent partial impairment settlement paid to the victim.