After trial court granted spouse’s spousal support for Medicaid purposes, trial court properly allowed Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) to intervene; FSSA was entitled to relief from judgment because the facts did not support spousal maintenance.
N. Vaidik
Austin v. State, No. 22A-CR-1240, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 28, 2022).
Proof of the slightest penetration of the sex organ is sufficient to demonstrate a person performed other sexual misconduct with a child.
Crabtree v. State, No. 21A-CR-2752, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 1, 2022).
Terry-level reasonable suspicion is not an absolute necessity for a dog sniff of a hotel-room door. The degree of suspicion is just one factor to be considered under the general Litchfield balancing test.
In re Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of P.B., No. 22A-JT-1397, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 22, 2022).
The clear and convincing evidence burden of proof in termination of parental rights cases satisfies the Indiana Constitution’s Due Course of Law Clause.
Lake Ridge Sch. Corp. v. Holcomb, No. 22A-PL-423, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 9, 2022).
Political subdivisions, such as a school corporation, may not assert takings claims against the State.