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Divorce can be a complicated and stressful process for the parties involved, and it can be even more stressful when there are children of the marriage. Children sense the stress at any age no matter how civil and committed the parents are about keeping the kids out of it. Unfortunately, many divorces involving children become high conflict as the parties…
Appeals can be sought when a Court has issued its final order and/or when a decision has been certified for interlocutory appeal. The nuances of when an appeal can be filed and what types of orders can be appealed have been explored in previous blog posts. Once an appeal is filed and the process has concluded, there may still be…
Without question, technology is progressing each day and infiltrating uncharted territory in almost every field and area of life. The reach of technology is expanding within the traditional field of law, allowing attorneys and Courts to communicate more quickly and efficiently. For example, many Courts allow filings to be faxed to the Court, without requiring a hard copy. This can…
In most domestic cases involving children, child custody and child support are two (2) of the key issues in the litigation process. Determining where the child will physically reside (the custodial parent), how the parents will make legal decisions regarding the child (about major life issues, such as religious upbringing), and the amount of support owed by which parent are…
The changing tides of “family” have extended the definition of the “conventional family” or “nuclear family”. Many of these shifts have been social in nature, such as adult children living with their parents. In this blog post, we address a legal reason for a change in what constitutes a “family”, based on advances in technology that have created different scenarios…
When it comes to who pays attorney fees in civil litigation, there are two historical rules. First, the English rule, and it is the oldest rule, dating back to before America had its own legal system. The English rule mandates that the loser pays all the attorney fees for both sides. Second is the American rule, which has been adopted…
Protective Orders, or POs, are a tool to protect a victim against a harasser or stalker. POs are in the nature of injunctive relief. Essentially, it is a court order prohibiting certain behavior of the harasser or stalker, towards the victim. A PO is NOT a No Contact Order. Popular portrayal in movies and TV shows often indicate that a…
During the process of domestic litigation, there can be instances where a party seeks a protective order or no contact order against the other party for acts or threats of violence. In these cases, the party seeking protection petitions for a protective order or no contact order to prevent the other party from contacting and/or harassing the victim. These protective…
What Are They? When Can They Be Modified? Under a recent modification to the age of emancipation under Indiana Law, children are emancipated for child support purposes at the age of nineteen (19)1. However, at age nineteen (19), many children are attending college or other secondary education. It should be noted under the new statute, that if the child support…
In the United States, each state has specific laws governing paternity and divorce matters, all of which encompass some formulation, regulation, or provision for the payment of child support. With our ever-mobile society, more and more families are moving from state to state and thus, some regulation is needed between the states to enforce child support orders from other states.…