The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 206 on child support modification, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald. The bill defines, for purposes of child support modification, an order with respect to child support. The bill passed 9-0. Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/206 … [Read more...] about Child support modification
Expungements
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 235, concerning criminal expungements and expungements of certain protection orders, sponsored by Rep. J. Young and Rep. Steuerwald. This bill requires the expungement of certain collateral actions to the criminal expungement order, including administrative proceedings, arrests and delinquency adjudications which are related to … [Read more...] about Expungements
Various trust matters
For amend and vote only, the House Judiciary Committee heard SB 265 on various trust matters, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald. The bill does the following: Defines "designated representative", "judicial proceeding", and "nonjudicial matter" for purposes of the trust code. Authorizes the establishment of legacy trusts. Prescribes the procedures for establishing a legacy trust and … [Read more...] about Various trust matters
Parenting time
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 323 on parenting time, sponsored by Rep. Cherry. The bill authorizes a court to require a parent to submit to drug testing as a condition of exercising parenting time rights if the court finds that: (1) the parent has a history of unlawful drug use within the previous five years; or (2) there is a reasonable likelihood that the parent is … [Read more...] about Parenting time
Probate matters
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 518 on probate matters, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald. The bill does the following: Allows a person to contest two or more wills if there is prima facie evidence that: (1) the decedent suffered from an irreversible medical or psychiatric condition that predated theearliest will to be challenged; or (2) a party beneficially interested in one … [Read more...] about Probate matters