Indianapolis Indiana Family Law Blog

Know your rights as a father in divorce

When it comes to divorce with children, a lot of attention is given to mothers and their rights regarding child custody. This often leaves fathers feeling left out and excluded from the process of determining equitable visitation and time with their children. Fathers...

Property division mistakes could impact your future

If you are facing divorce, you must understand the importance of the property division phase. The eventual settlement will affect your future, for better or worse. Be well prepared as you enter the property division process. Here are five mistakes to avoid. 1. Making...

Considerations for legal separation

Though couples may go through hard times, for some divorce is not the answer. In such cases, legal separation may be a viable option. For those contemplating this type of separation, it is important to understand all that it entails. Here are a few key things to...

Children need help to weather the effects of your divorce

The breakup of a family is difficult for everyone, especially the children. Each child may react to your divorce differently, depending on age and emotional makeup, and you must be prepared for everything from tears and anxiety to anger and withdrawal. No matter how...

Don’t Give Up On Fatherhood

Once upon a time, you could count on the courts granting mothers preferential treatment in custody battles. But this is no longer the case. Increasingly, in Indiana and elsewhere, fathers have more influence and more say in the upbringing of their children. They...

How does college affect child support payments?

After a divorce, the non-custodial parent must pay the custodial parent child care payments for a set amount of time. Under Indiana law, the non-custodial parent must continue payments until the child is nineteen years old, is no longer under parental care, joins the...

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