C.J.W. v. T.H. — Five-year adoption bar measured at judgment
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a five-year criminal-history bar to adoption is measured when the court grants the petition, not when the petition is filed.
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Family Law
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Walls v. Walls — Dissolution decree required recalculation
The Indiana Court of Appeals ordered recalculation of provisional child support and several marital assets while affirming a 55/45 division, custody ruling, and most valuations.
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In re B.E. — Unfinished services did not defeat termination
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed termination of parental rights where the father had nearly ten months outside custody to complete offered services but did not do so.
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In re K.J. — CHINS finding required more than possible return to mother
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a CHINS adjudication because the child was receiving needed services in her father’s care and a possible return to mother did not establish a need for coercive intervention.
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A.T. v. J.T. — Protective-order extension lacked a present threat
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a protective-order extension because old statements and full compliance did not prove a present, credible threat of continuing harm.
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Carrell v. Schurman — Custody findings and relocation burdens required remand
The Indiana Court of Appeals remanded a relocation and custody order because it lacked mandatory findings and placed the initial relocation burden on the wrong parent.