Children’s asylum approvals vary by US region
For unaccompanied immigrant children seeking asylum in the U.S., where they apply seems to make a world of difference.
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Application period opens for crime victim program grant
More than $45 million in grants for programs that help victims of violent crime is being made available through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, which announced Wednesday that grant applications will be accepted through July 1.
COA: Mother justified in deciding not to work as doctor
In a child support case in which a man challenged the decision by his son’s mother to quit her job as a doctor to stay at home with her children, the Indiana Court of Appeals found she had just cause to do so based on the sons’ special needs.
Suspended attorney’s UPL convictions upheld
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a suspended Elkhart attorney’s convictions of practicing law by a non-attorney after ruling there is sufficient evidence he continued to provide legal work after he was disciplined by the Indiana Supreme Court two years ago.
Opinions May 31, 2016
Indiana Court of Appeals
Tracy K. Barber v. Amy Henry
87A01-1510-JP-1639
Juvenile. Affirms calculation of weekly child support owed by father after imputing just minimum wage to mother. The record shows mother, who is a doctor, is unemployed with just cause based on the special needs of her sons. Reverses the order with respect to the civil attorney fees father is ordered to pay in his son’s juvenile case and remands with instructions to determine which part of the total amount claimed can be attributed to the protective order petition.
Division of judgment in failed care facility financing affirmed
A former Indiana lawmaker and his business partners must pay a pro rata share of a deficiency judgment over defaulted financing for a rehabilitation care facility in Liberty, Indiana, the Court of Appeals affirmed Tuesday.
Although unlicensed in county, contractor still owed for work
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled a contractor violated the Home Improvement Contracts Act when he misled a family into thinking he was locally licensed and voided the contract between the two. However, the court said he should still be paid for the work he did because the family would be unjustly enriched if he was not paid.
Commercial court pilot program starts Wednesday
Indiana will become the 23rd state to adopt commercial courts through a three-year pilot program that will allow most business-related court cases to be fast-tracked through the legal system.
Contract’s ambiguities win homeowners a reversal
Owners of a shabbily built house will get another chance to hold their architects accountable for the construction headaches after the Indiana Court of Appeals found there are questions of material fact that should be considered.
COA affirms child care worker’s convictions of sex with minors
A Putnam County man convicted of multiple counts of sex with minors under his care failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that evidence against him was improperly admitted in his bench trial.
Stepfather who proved paternity can’t deprive ex of joint custody
A man who fathered a child while the mother was married to another man lost his appeal Tuesday that sought relief from a court order concerning the child's custody.
Indiana Bar Foundation welcomes new president a month early
Indiana Supreme Court justice-appointee Geoffrey Slaughter is resigning his position as Indiana Bar Foundation president a month earlier than his term would have ended.
IndyBar: Applications Now Accepted for $35,000 Impact Fund Grant
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation (IBF) is now accepting applications through July 1 for the 2016 Impact Fund Grant.
Moberly: It’s Time to get IndyBar-Involved!
Like many members, I have always attended the association’s brown bag seminars and Bench Bar, but for years I didn’t do too much more with the IndyBar.
IndyBar: Congratulations, Bar Leader Graduates!
Class XIII Series has officially completed their Bar Leader Series journey. Learn more about the graduates and their community service team projects.
IndyBar: Nominations Now Accepted for 2017 IndyBar Board of Directors
The nomination period has begun for the 2017 Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Bar Association, and Jeff Abrams of Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has been appointed to chair the effort.
Judge: Court discriminated against deaf man by denying mediation interpreter
A deaf Indianapolis man was discriminated against when a court denied providing him an interpreter during a mediation session ordered in his child custody case. A federal judge ruled Friday that Marion Superior Court’s decision to deny the interpreter in a court-funded mediation program violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
7th Circuit: Probationary phone records are admissible evidence
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled evidence of a deceased man’s phone numbers provided to his probation officer is not inadmissible hearsay and those records should be included in another man’s criminal case.
Judge orders release of documents in Trump University suit
A federal judge with connections to Indiana is ordering the release of Trump University internal documents in a class-action lawsuit against the now-defunct real estate school owned by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Dean’s Desk: Students, faculty, alumni changing lives for the better
A legal education gives people the power to change lives for the better. I am proud to share some examples based on efforts from students, faculty and alumni of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.