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COA rejects argument that children adopted by unmarried uncle were ‘born out of wedlock’
Katie Stancombe for www.thindianalawyer.comx
The grandparents of two children adopted by their unmarried uncle do not have standing to seek visitation, the Indiana Court of Appeals wrote Friday in an opinion rejecting the argument that the children were “born out of wedlock.â€
Paul Bobby Hernandez adopted E.H. and I.H. after the Marion Circuit Court terminated the parental rights of their biological parents in January 2017. Hernandez, the children’s biological maternal uncle, and his significant other adopted the children together but are not married.
Then in March 2018, Alvina Casillas and Paul Hernandez, the children’s biological maternal grandparents, filed petitions for visitation as paternal grandparents, which Paul Bobby moved to dismiss, arguing the grandparents lacked standing to petition for visitation because they did not meet the statutory requirements.
But because Paul Bobby is not married, the trial court ruled that the children were technically “born†out of wedlock and that Casillas and Paul did, in fact, have standing to seek grandparent visitation. Paul Bobby then appealed, but the grandparents argued they have standing to seek visitation because paternity was established in Paul Bobby through the adoption proceeding, and because E.H. and I.H. were “born out of wedlock.â€
The Indiana Court of Appeals, however, found that argument to be nonsensical, and one that would produce an absurd result unintended by the Indiana General Assembly in passing the Grandparent Visitation Act.
“Specifically, Casillas and (Paul) Hernandez’ theory is an attempt to circumvent the strict interpretation of the statute,†Judge Rudolph Pyle wrote for the panel. “There is clearly a difference between being ‘born out of wedlock’ and being adopted by an unmarried person. A decree of adoption ‘severs forever every part of the parent and child relationship; severs the child entirely from its own family tree and engrafts it upon that of another. For all legal and practical purposes a child is the same as dead to its parents.’â€
Thus, finding that adoption is not the same as birth, the appellate panel found Casillas and Paul did not have standing to seek grandparent visitation and that the trial court erred in concluding otherwise. It thus reversed the trial court’s decision in In the Matter of the Paternity of E.H.; Paul Bobby Hernandez v. Alvina Casillas and Paul Hernandez, 18A-JP -2137.
The appellate court also noted the grandparents improperly sought court intervention in a dispute with their own child, Paul Bobby, which was an unwarranted encroachment on his right to raise E.H. and I.H. as he sees fit.
“The legislature simply did not contemplate such a situation when enacting the GVA,†the appellate panel wrote.
Lastly, the appellate court pointed out that E.H. and I.H. do not even meet the statutory definition of “child†under Indiana Code § 31-9-2-1 for the purposes of I.C. § 31-17, which defines “child†as a “child . . . of both parties to the marriage,†“[c]hildren born out of wedlock to the partiesâ€, and “[c]hildren born or adopted during the marriage of the parties.â€
“Here, the children were adopted, but the adoption did not occur during a marriage,†Pyle concluded. “This statutory definition simply does not include children adopted by single, unmarried persons.â€
Obituary for Robert William Ellis
Obituary for Robert William Ellis
by MASON BROTHERS FUNERAL HOMES-EVANSVILLEÂ
Robert William Ellis was born September 10, 1958, to the late William Robert and Mabel Ellis. Robert was the youngest of four children and the only boy. Naturally, he held a special place in everyone’s heart. He was a plump happy baby boy who loved getting into everything and being the center of attention! Being the only boy in his family and the baby, Robert got what he wanted, when he wanted it whether it was from his parents or his sisters.
Robert graduated from Bosse High School in 1976 where he was a member of the football team. He was an avid fan of both football and basketball. During his work career, Robert was employed at the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation and the Evansville State Hospital.
The fact that Robert loved to cook is evidenced in one memory his daughter Keidra has of him frying chicken in the wee hours of the morning just for her. Nobody could tell him anything about fried chicken!
In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing and spending time with his friends and family. He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church where he gave his life to the Lord.
Robert was preceded in death by his loving parents William Robert and Mabel Ellis and a sister, Sylvia Ellis-Fykes.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory, sons: Antwan Jackson, Cameron Ellis both of Evansville, Kyle Chambers of Louisville, KY; daughters: Trazette Ellis, Keidra Ellis both of Evansville; sisters: Pamela Suggs, Barbara Gray both of Evansville; granddaughters: Jamia Jackson, Jalyn Keenom-Ellis; great-granddaughter: “Baby Rowanâ€, and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
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Hoosiers Win NCAA Title in 400 Medley Relay on Friday Night
The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team continued competition at the 2019 NCAA Championships on Thursday morning at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.
Heading into Friday, the Hoosiers sit in third place in the team standings with 155 points. California leads with 212 points, while Texas is second with a score of 188.
For the second-straight year, the Hoosiers won the NCAA Championship in the 400 medley relay. The IU team of Gabriel Fantoni, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Zach Apple dominated the event, winning with a Big Ten, Indiana school and pool record time of 2:59.70.
The Hoosiers won the event by nearly two seconds, posting the second-best time in the event in history. With the 400 medley relay crown, the Hoosiers have won a relay in back-to-back years for the first time since winning five relays over three seasons in 1973-75.
After Fantoni led off with a 49.60, Finnerty recorded his fastest-career 400 medley breaststroke split, leading the field with a blistering 49.60. Lanza followed with a 44.21, while Apple anchored with an impressive 40.64. Apple’s split was nearly 0.3 seconds faster than any other 100 free time in the field.
Indiana got Thursday night off with a bang, placing fourth in the Championship Final of the 200 freestyle relay with a Big Ten and school record time of 1:15.41. The IU team of Zach Apple, Bruno Blaskovic, Mohamed Samy and Brandon Hamblin reset the conference and IU records they set earlier on Thursday in prelims.
The fourth-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships is the best in program history, besting the tied for seventh finish in 2017.
After Apple led off with a 19.06 split, Blaskovic and Samy followed with splits of 18.78 and 18.92, respectively. Hamblin, a true freshman for the Hoosiers, then anchored with a 18.70 to bring it home.
In the Championship Final of the 200 IM, a pair of senior swimmers posted career-best finishes in the event. Vini Lanza placed fourth overall with a time of 1:40.30, while Ian Finnerty was seventh with a mark of 1:42.84.
Lanza’s fourth-place finish is the best for any Hoosier in the event since Cody Miller finished third in the event in 2013. Last season, both also earned spots in the Championship Final of the 200 IM, with Lanza placing sixth and Finnerty taking eighth.
In the Championship Final of the 50 freestyle, senior Zach Apple placed fifth overall with a time of 18.99. Apple’s finish is the best for any Hoosier in the event at the NCAA Championships in 44 years, when Mel Nash placed fourth and Tim Hickcox placed fifth in 1975.
For the fourth time in his storied career, James Connor competed in the Championship Final of the 1-meter dive at the NCAA Championships. The redshirt senior placed fifth overall with a total score of 373.50.
After missing his first dive, Connor responded well, posting three-straight scores of 76.80, 67.50 and 69.00 to move up the scoreboard. The All-America honor for Connor is the eighth of his career.
On the night, Apple earned three All-America honors to push his career total to 16. Lanza and Finnerty each earned two, giving them 18 and 12 in their great careers, respectively.
Samy earned his 10th All-America accolade, while Blaskovic earned his fifth. Fantoni notched his third, while Hamblin earned his first honor.
IS IT TRUE MARCH 29, 2019
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?
IS IT TRUE that the City-County Observer was ecstatic and optimistic about the chances for the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men bringing home some hardware in the NCAA Division 2-Elite 8 basketball tournament at the Ford Center?  …last night the USI Eagles fell short of winning the Elite 8 tournament? …it was good to see over 7,000 people cheering the Eagles on to victory in their two games at the Elite 8 Division ll basketball tournament held at the Ford Center?  ….we would like to congratulate the good people at the Evansville Sports Corporation for putting on a superb tournament at the Ford Center so far?  …we give five (5) cheers to the area Resturants, Bars, and Hotel establishments for showing our out of town guests some good ole down home “Hoosier Hospitality’?
IS IT TRUE yesterday the City-County Observer seemly scooped the local news media by revealing that Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb was the beneficiary of two flights on a private jet owned by Spectacle Entertainment’s CEO Rod Ratcliff? …yesterday an investigative article written by and published by the Indy Star revealed that Governor Holcomb’s political campaign may have been bankrolled when a casino CEO allegedly donated $500,000 plus to the Republican Governor’s Association and in turn most of this money was allegedly handed over to the political war chest to the Holcomb 2016 campaign? …the Associated Press and the Indiana Lawyer also published this outstanding investigative article written by Kaitlin Lange and Tony Cook of the Indianapolis Star?
IS IT TRUE that the above political donation that was given to Governor Eric Holcomb by the Republican Governor’s Association may turn out to be legal but it shouldn’t be and many people predict that it may become a political scandal that haunts Governor Holcomb for the rest of his political career?
IS IT TRUE Governor Holcomb is not the only current Republican official from Indiana embroiled in scandal? …Attorney General Curtis Hill has been under the gun for allegedly committing sexual harassment?…the Indiana Speaker of the House Brian Bosma is also having to deal with an allegation of consensual sexual relations with an Indiana Legislative Intern in 1992? …the taxpayers of Indiana have a right to know what is true and what is just malicious allegation?
IS IT TRUEÂ that several of our readers want to know whether or not if Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch was on the free rides in a jet with Governor Holcomb when he went to the Republican Governor’s Association meetings? Â …also they would like to know if her political campaign received any the Casino money donated to the Republican Governor’s Association?
IS IT TRUE according to the Indy Star that the “Indiana law bans casino license holders from donating directly to Indiana candidates but does not prohibit contributions to national organizations?  …that  political contributions from casino interests to organizations like the Republican Governor’s Association have long drawn the ire of government accountability groups, which see them as a way to skirt Indiana’s prohibition on campaign donations from casino interests?â€
IS IT TRUE attached below is the link to the INDY STAR article concerning this issue?
IS IT TRUE that is was just announced that the old GE Plastics facility in Mount Vernon that was bought out by SABIC about 10 years ago has been sold again and this time the sale price is $69 Billion?…it seems like the last time it sold the price was closer to $10 Billion so SABIC is apparently making a big profit on a 10 year investment?…the new owner will be Saudi Aramco that makes most of its business in oil?…we hope that no Hoosier jobs are eliminated due to this acquisition as last time this happened the deck at the top was shuffled but most people kept their jobs?
IS IT TRUE one of the people that helped point out that many of the officially approved minutes of the Evansville Development Commission were missing now tells us that the agenda of the next ERC meeting hasn’t been officially posted in the local media yet?
IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville has been exposed and called out for resisting GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) like a cat resists a bath?…the governing body for public accounting has a document available online that a CCO reader was kind enough to post in a comment and here is what it says about such things?…this accurately points out that managing a city to cash like kids manage a lemonade stand is a way to hide unfunded liabilities for a couple of years until the chickens come home to roost?…the reality is that with these escalating overdrawn accounts, the chickens are in the air and about to reach the roost?
Todays“Readers Poll†question is: Are you disappointed that Governor Eric Holcomb accepted two free plane flights from a Casino Executive to the Republican Governor’s Association National meetings?
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Eagles Battle To The End, But Fall 81-71Â
Game Recap: Men’s Basketball |Â Â | Ray Simmons, USI Athletic Communications
Eagles Battle To The End, But Fall 81-71
(Stein becomes USI all-time leading scorer in the loss)
BOX SCORE (HTML)Â |Â PHOTO GALLERYÂ |Â STEIN BECOMES THE ALL-TIME LEADERÂ
EVANSVILLE, Ind. –University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball saw its season end with an 81-71 loss in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Elite Eight to Point Loma Nazarene University Thursday evening at the Ford Center. The Screaming Eagles, the seventh seed, ends the season with a 26-9 record, while the Sea Lions, the sixth seed, advanced to the NCAA II national championship game with a 31-4 mark.
The Eagles spotted the Sea Lions a 10-0 lead to start and fell behind by as many as 14 points, 28-14, with 6:36 left in the opening half, USI started slow, missing its first seven shots and hitting only four-of-15 from the field for the first 14 minutes.
The first half turned around for the Eagles offensively in the final six minutes before halftime when they went on a 16-3 run and cut the deficit to one point, 31-30. USI was a blistering six-of-nine from the field during the rally and was led by sophomore forward Emmanuel Little (Indianapolis, Indiana), who scored all of his nine first-half points during the run.
Little was followed in the first half by sophomore guard Mateo Rivera (Indianapolis, Indiana), who had the first five points of the game for USI and finished the half with seven.
In the second half, Point Loma extended its advantage to five points and beyond, including a 10-point 55-45 margin. The Eagles rallied once again, pulling to within four points, 61-57, on a jumper by senior guard Alex Stein(Evansville, Indiana) with 7:19 to play.
The Sea Lions, however, re-extended the lead, this time to 11-points, 68-57, with six to play when the Eagles made one last comeback attempt. USI surged with a 10-3 run and got back to a four-point deficit, 71-67, with 1:32 left, but that would be as close as it would come to the rest of the way. Point Loma converted eight-of-10 from the stripe in the last minutes to preserve the 81-71 victory.
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Stein led four Eagles in double-digits with 22 points and became USI’s all-time leading scorer with 2,219 career points. The All-American senior scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half on five-of-six from the field, one-of-two from beyond the arc, and seven-of-nine from the stripe.
Little and junior guard/forward Kobe Caldwell (Bowling Green, Kentucky) followed Stein with 16 points each, while Rivera reached double-digits with 10 points.
Posey County Prosecutor to Replace Judge
Posey County Prosecutor to Replace Judge
MARCH 28TH, 2019 
TYRONE MORRIS INDIANA, POSEY COUNTY
Posey County has a new superior judge after being without one for a month. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Travis L. Clowers as the new judge succeeding Judge Brent Almon.
Clowers currently serves as the elected prosecutor in Posey County, a position he has held since January 2011.
Prior to his election as a prosecutor, Clowers served in both the Vanderburgh County and the Brown County Prosecutor’s Offices. Clowers will be sworn in as the judge of the Posey County Superior Court on a date to be determined.