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How Do the COVID-19 Restrictions Affect Parenting Time and Child Support?

How Do the COVID-19 Restrictions Affect Parenting Time and Child Support?

Posted in On March 25, 2020

COVID -19 is sending the world into a state of panic and distress, Indiana recently joined other States in releasing a Stay at Home Order. Are you wondering how this Order affects your Parenting Time and Child Support? The State of Indiana released on Monday 23rd of 2020 a Stay at Home Order. The Order states for all Hoosiers to remain at home unless it is for an essential reason. “Essential Activities” are defined as…

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How does divorce effect your estate planning?

How does divorce effect your estate planning?

One of the most overlooked topics when a couple divorcing is estate planning.  When a couple gets married and starts a family it is typical for them to worry about an unforeseen accident or death.  Couples plan for a Guardian for any minor children and how they want their assets split if one or both meet an untimely demise.  If for some unfortunate reason the marriage shall end people often forget about their estate planning…

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Changes to Indiana’s Relocation Statutes

Changes to Indiana’s Relocation Statutes

Moving soon? Wondering what you need to do to stay compliant with Indiana’s Relocation Rules? As of July 1, 2019, Indiana revised I.C.31-17-2.2 the Notification of Intent to Relocate statute.  Who is required to file?  Any individual who is moving their principal residence and has or is seeking custody, parenting time, and/or grandparent visitation with a child.  It is important to note that custody and/or parenting time need not be ordered by a court for…

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Can You Terminate a Parent’s Rights to their Child?

Can You Terminate a Parent’s Rights to their Child?

Posted in On April 30, 2019

That seems to be a question that we hear more and more from potential clients.   First, it is important to define what it means when parental rights are terminated.  If parental rights are terminated it means that a parent no longer has any legal, social, or financial responsibility for the child.  The parent would have no right to custody or visitation with the child, nor would they have a financial responsibility to support the child. …

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What is Marital Property?

What is Marital Property?

Posted in On April 28, 2019

Once you have decided to divorce, one of the first things you may think about is property division.  Before division of assets and debts can be determined, you first must determine what is, or is not, marital property.  Some common misperceptions are (1) if a piece of property is titled in one spouse’s name, it will go to that spouse and the other spouse has no claim to that property; (2) if property was acquired…

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How Is Property Divided in a Divorce?

Posted in On April 27, 2019

While the short answer to how property is divided in a divorce is equally, that may not always be the case.  Indiana is an equitable division state.  Indiana Code states that property shall be divided “in a just and reasonable manner.”  I.C. § 31-15-7-4(b).  However what is “just and reasonable” is not always clear.  Ind. Code § 31-15-7-5 sets forth the presumption for equal division of marital property and the rebuttal, as follows: The court…

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An Overview of Surrogacy in Indiana

Over the past decade, technological advancements have allowed parents to conceive children through techniques such as artificial insemination or surrogacy. In order to clarify, when we state the term “Surrogate” we mean a woman who agrees to biologically carry a child for another. In recent years, there have been some notorious cases in the United States that evidence that these advancements have taken place at a quicker pace than the adaptation of the Law to…

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What is Our Family Wizard in Indiana

What is Our Family Wizard in Indiana

Communication is important in life and it is extremely important in a family, especially between parents communicating about their children. As is the case with a lot of things, some families are able to communicate more effectively than others, even without the strain of legal proceedings and Court orders hanging over their heads, so it makes sense that families that have gone through divorce or are going through divorce may have communication issues. What is…

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