Compassionate And Effective Family Law Representation
All of the attorneys of Cairns Rabiola Vance, LLC are registered domestic relations mediators in Indiana. If you face a situation where you need to resolve your family law dispute, how do you know whether you should hire us as your mediator or as your attorney? While most registered domestic relations mediators are attorneys, you do not have to be…
While virtual was the word of 2020, many courts may continue to use videoconferencing to host hearings for the foreseeable future. Here are six best practices for you if you are heading into a virtual hearing: Know how to use the appropriate platform for your hearing. Not all courts use the same platform. The three most commonly used are Zoom,…
Deciding to file for a divorce is never easy. It’s a very personal decision to make and knowing where to start might feel intimidating. It might seem like there’s no easy place to start but once you have made the decision to move forward, there are only five steps you need to take to get your divorce filed. Let’s break…
The federal government approved a second round of stimulus checks at the end of 2020. As of December 29, 2020, those funds have started to be disbursed by the IRS and Treasury Department. There are some circumstances, unique to people in family law situations, that may result in you not receiving your stimulus check or the stimulus funds for your…
One of the most common questions we get asked when people divorce is whether they can keep their house when they get divorced. The good news is that the answer to this question can be yes. The bad news is that it is not always possible. The two biggest reasons someone cannot keep their house in a divorce are (1) they…
As most parents of divorce are aware, the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines provide a schedule for holiday parenting time that covers many major U.S. holidays. What same people may not realize is that among the holidays included in the guidelines is Easter. Easter falls on April 21st this year, and this year (and all odd years) the holiday parenting time…
Chances are that someone in your life has told you to make a will at some point or you have encountered some friends or relatives talking about making their own. You have probably heard the reasons why it is important to create a will; but, have you ever wondered what happens in the event that you die without preparing one?…
Mayim Bialik: You may know her from the amazing television show Big Bang Theory, but what you might not know about her is that she’s been divorced for three years. When she divorced her children were 4 and 7 and they are now 7 and 10. She decided to take to YouTube and discuss what the divorce means for her…
In today’s example of what not to do in your divorce: burn your house down. That’s right, a Boston man in the midst of his divorce tried to burn his $900,000 house to the ground. Timothy Brosnan, 57, was arrested Saturday evening shortly after police say he set his Linden Avenue home on fire. He was arraigned on an arson…
Effective July 1, 2016, Cairns & Rabiola has relocated to Broad Ripple. Our new address is 6161 N. College Avenue. Our move gives us more space which is much needed. Specifically, it provides for both Tara and Jaimie to hold mediations in our office. As Jaimie recently completed mediation training and Tara took the training during law school, this move…