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Any party to a divorce, paternity, or the Court may request/order a custody evaluation. A custody evaluation is normally done to request a professional’s opinion on what is in the children’s best interests for custody, parenting time, and/or relocation. At the end of the process, an evaluator will make custody type recommendations to the Court after spending a significant amount…
At this point in the blog series, it addresses one of the most controversial and on-going types of domestic litigation: “child support.” The driving policy behind child support is to maintain the lifestyle the children were accustomed to prior to the divorce. However, it costs more money to operate two households than one. This creates the common position lawyers hear…
Continuing in the alphabet blog series, as it relates to terms you might encounter in a divorce, this post covers key “B” words or terms. Perhaps the most common of terms in a divorce where custody is at issue is the “best interests” standard; this standard applies to all paternity and divorce cases that involve children. A trial court is…
In this series of blog posts, attorneys explore the legal terms that often arise in divorce cases. To make this series meaningful, and tie it between similar and sometimes very different legal concepts, the letters of the alphabet are used to identify and explain key words and terms. There are seven common words to the divorce process that begin with…
After a massive police shoot out with a mentally ill person, Indiana passed a law that allows police officers to confiscate firearms from a person they think is a “dangerous person.” This usually occurs because of a police 911 call. If your firearms are sized in that way, you are entitled to a hearing in a short time to determine…
In Indiana, the Department of Child Services (DCS) investigates all allegations of abuse and neglect of Indiana’s children. There is a hotline where any person who suspects abuse or neglect of a child may make a report: 1-800-800-5556. Reports often come from doctors, teachers, and counselors. As a parent of underage children, it is possible you will receive a DCS…
Daily news stories and life experiences demonstrate to us all that third parties, such as neighbors, friends, and grandparents are helping more and more to raise children. Sometimes disputes like divorce causes such third parties to be removed from a care-giving role that they want to continue and perhaps the children need for security and stability. This blog post explores…
It may seem strange, but settling divorce outside of court, is really done by contract. This blog post covers this topic because with the freedom to contract guaranteed by the Indiana and United States Constitutions. The way this typically occurs is the attorneys send agreements the parties have reached to be signed and forwarded to the court, have a settlement…
Having been in and practiced divorce law for nearly 25 years, I have gleaned a few points I have never forgotten that can help make a simple to highly contested divorce better during the process and for the rest of your life. In this blog post, I share these with you and hope it will make your life a little…
Over the years, certain societal problems generate enough public awareness that a concentrated legislative and law enforcement focus begins. These ordinarily gain traction and more awareness by campaigns by various non-profit groups that fund such. Drinking and driving is perhaps the most obvious example. Within certain domestic relationships, there is higher than average violence rate and domestic violence is now…