Legal Opinion
In Re: The Matter of D.J. and G.J., Children in Need of Services Gr.J. (Mother) and J.J. (Father) v. Ind. Dept. of Child Services
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 7, 2017No. 02S03-1610-JC-548PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 02A03-1512-JC-2207
Slaughter, Justice.
We have previously held that a tardy notice of appeal forfeits the aggrieved party’s right to appeal, but does not deprive a reviewing court of jurisdiction to hear the appeal. Today, we hold that a premature notice of appeal likewise is not fatal to appellate jurisdiction. The two prerequisites for invoking appellate jurisdiction were both present here — an appealable trial-court order and entry of the notice of completion of clerk’s record in the chronological case summary.
The trial court…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Yanoff v. MuncyIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
- In the Matter of the Adoption of O.R., N.R. v. K.G. and C.G.Indiana Supreme Court · 2014
- N.L. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
- In the Matter of S.D., Alleged to be a Child in Need of Services J.B. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
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3Cited by48 opinions
- In the Matter of Eq.W., M.W., A.W., S.W., and Ez.W. (Minor Children) V.B. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2019
- Town of Ellettsville, Indiana Plan Commission and Richland Convenience Store Partners, LLC v. Joseph v. DeSpiritoIndiana Supreme Court · 2017
- Paternity of G.G.B.W. v. S.W.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017
- James E. Manley v. Gregory F. ZoellerIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
- Kathy Dotson v. Stryker Corporation, Brad Bolinger, Patrick Reagan, Jeffrey M. Sheedy, M.D., Rochester Orthopedics, P.C., and Woodlawn HospitalIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
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