Family Law

Losing contact with a grandchild can feel like losing part of your family. You may wonder whether Indiana law gives you any path back into that child's life. In some situations it does, though the rules are narrow and courts favor parents. When grandparents can...

In some ways, a high level of wealth can create economic stability. This can, in turn, give a marriage more stability, potentially decreasing the odds of divorce. However, some reports note that periods of economic growth often lead to an increase in divorce cases....

There are many potential benefits derived from a stepparent adoption. Stepchildren can acquire inheritance rights and access to other benefits available through their stepparent. Stepparents acquire the same legal rights and responsibilities as biological or adoptive...

If you are going through a divorce, especially one that involves child custody, it is often wise to stay off social media. At a minimum, you need to remember that social media activity can be used as evidence in the case. Anything you post could potentially be...

When parents divorce or separate, they still share responsibilities regarding their children. They can either negotiate arrangements directly with one another or litigate to establish a custody order. Typically, custody orders have to address both physical and legal...

The child custody order that you receive when you get divorced is based on numerous factors. The court is going to try to set up a child custody situation that puts the child’s best interests first, and it is also going to consider the logistics of the parents’ lives,...

Married parents and parents who live together can easily share their parental rights and responsibilities. They can pool their resources to afford the costliest elements of raising a child, including college tuition. However, when parents divorce or separate,...

When parents divorce or separate, they typically have to share responsibility for their children. The exact details of each parent's contributions may be substantially different from one case to the next. Typically, the best custody arrangements come from the parents...

Many people spend considerable time on social media each day. Some choose to share various details of their life on these platforms. Others just mindlessly scroll through the posts.  While social media is a major part of life for some people, it’s one that should be...

Many divorcing couples create a custody agreement and parenting plan that involve regularly alternating time with the children. This can be good for the children since they get to regularly see each parent. And it can be good for both parents, as it gives them regular...