Ind. Code chapter 31-19-5, governing the putative father registry, applies where a mother does not consent to an adoption. The relevance of a mother’s execution of consent to an adoption is merely the timing for her to provide information about a putative father.
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Converging Capital, LLC v. Steglich, No. 23A-CC-2854, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 1, 2024).
There is no limitations period for the initiation of proceedings supplemental.
Roush v. Roush, No. 23A-DC-2290 __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 2, 2024).
Trial court abused its discretion when it granted attorney’s motion to withdraw in violation of T.R. 3.1(H). No prejudice would have resulted to the other party had the trial court continued the hearing by 10 days to give the required party notice of her attorney’s intent to withdraw.
Perry County, Ind. v. Huck, No. 24A-PL-418, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 29, 2024).
Elected county officials are not per se full-time employees such that counties must provide them with health insurance coverage.
Wanke v. State, No. 23A-CR-2423, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 25, 2024).
It was reversible error to allow a nurse testify as to the statements made by child without affirmative evidence in the record that the child understands “the role of [a] medical professional and the purpose of [her] visit” with the professional “in order for us to infer that the child was motivated to speak truthfully” to that professional for the purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment.