Dissolution agreement for husband to pay wife for her interest in the family farm, although silent on the subject, must have contemplated the regular annual renewal of the farm’s debt to finance its operations, but not the higher level of debt necessary to finance husband’s obligations to wife; trial court erred in modifying wife’s lien to allow husband to finance his divorce obligations.
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State v. Haldeman, No. 55S00-0906-CR-266, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Jan. 15, 2010)
Even though statute requiring preliminary appellate review of wiretap warrant has been repealed, Criminal Rule 25’s requirement of preliminary appellate review of wiretap warrants must be complied with.
Hevner v. State, No. 27S02-1001-CR-5, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Jan. 6, 2010)
Indiana Constitution’s ex post facto clause precludes application of a sex offender registration requirement enacted after the offense was committed.
In re N.E., No. 49S02-0906-JV-270, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Jan. 6, 2010)
Juvenile court is not required to determine whether a child is a CHINS as to each parent, only whether the statutory CHINS elements have been established.
Clay City Consol. Sch. Corp. v. Timberman, No. 11S04-0904-CV-134, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Nov. 30, 2009)
Indiana law recognizes a rebuttable presumption that children between the ages of seven and 14 are incapable of contributory negligence.