The decision to file for dissolution of marriage is often a difficult one, and timing is an issue that is to be considered based on the circumstances of the parties, how long they have resided in the area, and myriad other factors that go into the process of untangling a marriage. Service is the legal term that describes a Respondent in a case being presented paperwork/documentation that a lawsuit involving them has been filed, once the timing is right.
But what happens when a party is not accepting ... Read More
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Jun2015
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Feb2015
In the past 40 years, the number us U.S. Children living in a grandparents home and being cared for by grandparents had more than doubled.1 This does number does not include the significant numbers of children being reared by friends and other family. With infants and toddlers, the caretaker may become the child’s primary attachment.
However, parents, even ones who effectively abandon his/her child and come back later, have a fundamental right under the United States Constitution to raise their children and seek their return. Under present Indiana law, a grandparent ... Read More
02
Sep2014
Once an initial custody determination is made and parenting time is determined, it is not etched in stone. However, a modification of custody requires more than simply stating “this is not working out”. The party seeking to modify child custody must show that there has been a substantial change in the factors for determining custody, and a modification is in the best interests of the child1.
Some major events can give rise to a petition to modify custody due to the serious nature ... Read More
