So you are a grandparent, you love your grandchildren, and you cherish the time you spend with them. Then, suddenly your grandchildren’s parents divorce or even worse, pass away. What happens? Do you still get to see your grandchildren? When life’s circumstances change your role as a grandparent, you hope everyone deals with things with a level head and you get to stay a significant participant in your grandchild’s life. But what if one of…
Indiana law has a very broad standard when it comes to deciding child custody. In a nutshell, when custody of a child is at issue the court is to do “what is in the best interest of the child.” So what does that mean? The law starts out by making it clear that there is not a presumption in favor of either parent. In other words, mom or dad has an equal right to the…
Q: How long must I live in Indiana in order to file for divorce? A: In order to file for divorce, one of the parties must have resided in Indiana for at least 6 months. Additionally, you must have resided in the County you choose to file in for at least 3 months. Q: How are the parties identified in a divorce proceeding? A: Petitioner and Respondent. The Petitioner is the party who…
A Summary of the Pending Proposed Changes to the Indiana’s Parenting Time Guidelines The parenting time guidelines have been utilized as a guidepost for attorneys and divorcing parents for years. Currently, there are a number of changes that have been proposed to these guidelines. This blog post seeks to summarize the significant proposed changes. To see the full set of current guidelines along with the proposed changes, click here. The one area that the proposed…
Wills and Advance Directives. What Are They and Why You Need Them The topic of wills and advance directives is one people don’t like to think about because it involves thinking about the end of life. However, that is exactly why you should think about it. Death can come at any time, life is unpredictable. Planning for the inevitable with advance directives makes what is always an emotional time period for the survivors at…