If you and your spouse are ready to pull the plug on your marriage, you’re likely quite concerned on how the fallout can affect your minor children. There is no doubt that divorce has a destabilizing effect on everyone involved. But those whose lives are disrupted...

Child Custody
When can an Indiana court modify a child custody order?
Child custody orders are not etched in stone. The fluid nature of family dynamics necessitates the need to adapt to current times, and the court can modify the existing court orders for various reasons. Understanding the conditions under which a custody order can be...
What is parallel parenting?
Divorce is often challenging, and it's not unusual that there will be times that it will become contentious. While divorcing parents want to do what's best for their children, getting past the hurt and anger is sometimes difficult. Parallel parenting may be helpful in...
Good faith reasons to move after a divorce
If you get divorced and you don’t have children, you don’t need to provide a reason to move and live somewhere new. You are simply free to do whatever you want, no matter where your ex lives. However, if you do have children, then the court may have ordered that the...
3 things to consider as divorcing parents
If you and your spouse share children, their well-being will be one of your key considerations. Parenting after divorce requires a rethink, and there are several issues you need to consider when creating the divorce agreement. 1. How will you fund extra expenses? Any...
How parenting time gets determined in Indiana
You might divorce your spouse, but you never divorce your children. Whatever happens in your marriage, you will still be your kids' mother or father. Indiana's child custody law recognizes that most children benefit from having both parents raising them, even when the...
When can your child choose their custody schedule?
Your child is a teenager, so you know that trying to put them on a custody schedule could be tricky. They can already drive, and within just a few short years, they’ll be out on their own. By law, it’s required for you and your spouse to come up with a custody...
How do you prove paternity?
If you are told that you’re the father of a child and don’t believe that you are, there is an opportunity there to ask questions and find out if what you’ve been told is the truth. Life isn’t always straightforward, so it may be reasonable for you to talk to your...
Can you include custody terms in a prenuptial agreement?
When you and your spouse decided to get married, one of the things you remembered them adding into your prenuptial agreement was a short note about custody of any children you’d have together. The agreement was that you’d have joint custody, but now, looking at your...
My ex doesn’t want my parents to see our child, what can they do?
You are not on good terms with your ex, and now they are showing their resentment by hiding your kids away from your parents. You don’t want your parents to lose the relationship they have with your child because of your vengeful ex. However, there is something they...





