Compassionate And Effective Family Law Representation
Divorce is a decision that often requires a lot of careful contemplation. Someone may decide in an instant to marry their partner but may take many months to decide to end that marriage later. Most people know that divorce can be expensive both in terms of direct...
Many married couples use joint bank accounts. In fact, they may get married and combine all of their finances into a brand new account that they open just for themselves. They may then use this joint account to do things like pay off credit card bills and/or pay the...
People often think of adoption as the legal process by which a stranger makes a child a member of their family. However, many adoptions in Indiana involve parties that have a pre-existing relationship with a child. A stepparent adoption is one of the more common...
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) is one of the many documents that you can use during a divorce to better safeguard your interests. It specifically helps couples with the division of certain assets. It can be used to set up a system to distribute future...
There is very little question about who is the biological mother of a child, but fatherhood, also referred to as paternity, is not always quite so straightforward. Men in Indiana sometimes have to actively establish their role as fathers if they want shared custody or...
There was a time not that long ago when the general consensus about prenuptial agreements was that they indicated that someone wanted to enter a marriage in bad faith. Many people would jump to the conclusion that anyone wanting a contract to discuss what would happen...
Divorce is often painful, expensive and time-consuming. Even those who are incredibly unhappy in their marriages may keep trying to make things work in part because they hate the idea of filing for divorce. Thankfully, the process of ending a marriage doesn't...
Divorce is seldom exactly easy, but taking the uncontested route – as opposed to litigating – can make the process a little bit easier. An uncontested divorce is one where both parties agree to all the terms of the split, including the division of property, child...
For many parents, the child custody portion of their divorce proceedings is certainly the most important part. They do want to work to get a fair split of the assets that they own and there are other areas to which they will give their attention. But the most...
Parents in Indiana who share custody will typically either negotiate their own parenting plan or have a judge facilitate the creation of a reasonable custody order. For most families, some degree of shared custody will be the ideal outcome, as children benefit from...