When a child is born out of wedlock, legal issues that may arise fall under paternity actions. Paternity actions are quite similar to divorce actions, and oftentimes, statutes from paternity law mirror statues from divorce law. However, there are some differences and complexities with paternity that are not faced in divorce. One example is the surname of the child(ren).
In divorce, if a child is born of the marriage, the child will generally receive the surname of the parties (father’s surname most commonly). However, in paternity matters, this is not always the case. The child’s will be recorded under the ... Read More
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The Indiana Child Support Guidelines were instituted to provide a consistent statewide standard for courts to follow when issuing orders for child support in divorce or paternity cases, such that the orders are both fair and consistent for all persons in similar circumstances.1 Pursuant to the Indiana Code § 31-16-6-1, child support orders should be based on a number of factors, including: each parent’s financial resources and needs, the standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved, the physical and mental health needs and costs thereto for the child, and the child’s educational needs.2
The ... Read More