Child Custody & Parenting Time

You spent hours and hours negotiating with your ex to come up with a parenting plan you could both live with, and now things are going along more or less like you wanted. Coordinating drop-offs and pickup times isn't always easy, but the basic plan is working, and you...

For nearly all family law questions that involve children, Indiana courts base their decision on their understanding of what's in the child's best interests. Under state law, the best interests of a child typically include "frequent, meaningful and continuing contact"...

After a divorce, parents in Indiana may look forward to moving into the future with peace and happiness not just for themselves but for their child as well. But life is always evolving and there may come a time when a custodial parent or a noncustodial parent needs to...

It is not always easy for parents in Indiana to raise their children. There are many decisions that need to be made and many of them are not what the children may want to hear. This usually requires a unified effort between the parents and can be difficult if the...

Like most other states, Indiana has a specific relocation laws which sets out the rights and responsibilities of  parents who are subject to custody or parenting time orders and who want to move. In the summer of 2019, the Indiana Legislature made significant changes...

The holiday season can be tough for divorced parents to navigate. Coordinating celebrations becomes a challenge when there is no consensus on where the children will go. And gifting is difficult when there are disagreements on how much to spend and what to buy. If you...

Most parents in Indiana going through a divorce may be concerned with their child’s well-being. In addition, they may worry about how much time they will get to spend with their child post-divorce. Thus, child custody and visitation may be the most pressing issue they...

The Indiana family courts may do their best to try to make workable parenting plans for divorcing couples, but they can only include so many details and considerations in their documents. As a parent going through a divorce, you are uniquely well-informed about the...

children can make this change. For some kids, such as those who have special needs, the transition from one home to another is far too traumatic to happen on a regular basis. Some parents might want to consider bird’s nest parenting to help address this issue. In...

When you think about splitting custody of your children, you probably imagine them going back and forth from one home to the other together. However, some families find it easier to split custody in a different way. In those cases, one child may be with one parent...