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Indiana Supreme Court
Jennifer O’Connell v. Donna Clay
25S-MI-34
Miscellaneous. Affirms the Porter Superior Court’s ruling that Donna Clay had standing under the Grandparent Visitation Act to petition for visitation with her grandchild. Finds that because the mother is stopped from denying the father’s paternity, Clay has standing under the GVA to petition for visitation with the child. Justice Derek Molter concurs in part and in the judgment with separate opinion in which Justice Geoffrey Slaughter joins. Attorney for appellant: John Acosta, Jr. Attorneys for appellee: Samantha Joslyn, Erik Carter.
Friday opinions
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of M.L. (Minor Child) and A.L. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services and Kids’ Voice of Indiana
25A-JC-399
Juvenile CHINS. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s e CHINS adjudication of M.L. Finds that evidence established that the coercive intervention of the court is necessary until the mother demonstrates her ability to provide appropriate care for the child’s special medical needs over an extended period of time. Also finds the trial court was reasonably concerned about the mother’s long-term ability to meet the child’s medical and nutritional needs given her historical inability to do so. Attorney for appellant: Sarah Medlin. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Abigail Recker.
Domonic Chester Brothers v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-2327
Criminal. Affirms Domonic Brothers’ murder conviction in Porter Superior Court. Finds Brothers’ convictions for murder and Level 2 felony robbery resulting in serious bodily injury violate double jeopardy. Reverses her conviction for Level 2 felony robbery and remand for vacation of that conviction and for resentencing. Attorney for appellant: James Harper. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Jodi Stein.
Kenneth L. Beckman v. Penni R. Beckman
24A-DN-2701
Domestic relations without children. Affirms the Warrick Superior Court’s award to Penni Beckman of $200,00 in attorney’s fees. Finds that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding $200,000 attorney’s fees, which only represented a part of the total fees incurred. Finds that the trial court erred in calculating Penni’s one-half share of K&P Homes LLC. Remands to the trial court to recalculate the equalization payments to Penni to total $616,390, or one-half of $1,232,780. Reverses the trial court’s award of the 2002 Tilt Trailer and the 2002 Imperial 2 axle to Kenneth as two separate pieces of property and remands to the trial court to recalculate its division of assets to rectify this error. Attorney for appellant: Matthew McGovern. Attorney for appellee: S. Anthony Long.
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