During family law litigation, parents face a spectrum of emotions, ranging from frustration, anger, and a sense of loss, all interacting with one another. This is quite frequent when child custody disputes are in play. In almost any domestic litigation scenarios, aware parents can use these emotions to deal with stressors in an incremental fashion to return to a state of normal physical and mental health.
One way parents handle this stress and frustration is to discuss it directly with the other parent. More effective is for a parent to talk with a therapist or trusted friend about the issues and ... Read More
Tag: domestic litigation
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Aug2012
09
Aug2012
During pending or after completed domestic litigation (i.e. divorce, paternity, custody matters), communication between parents/parties is often extraordinarily challenging for most well- intentioned parents. Many times, a breakdown in communication was a central cause of the underlying problem relationship to begin with, increasing with the stressors of litigation.
Although complex and often frustrating in that parties successful communication often means the parents have to agree to disagree, parties must learn how to effectively communicate regarding the children. Without this, fighting between parents over parenting with the children makes for life-long scars on the children and, depending upon the children’s ages, may ... Read More
05
Apr2011
"Everyone knows everything and everybody in my small county. Can I change counties in Indiana in my divorce case or post-decree modification?"
Ciyou & Dixon, P.C. is asked this question on a frequent basis. Clients see the provision for changing counties of venue as applicable to their situation. This rule was revised several years ago, making it harder to change venue from the county where the matter occurred and in which it is filed for trial — although, if the parties agree, they may file in a different county.
This change-of-venue rule usually only applies to obtaining a fair jury trial. ... Read More