People sometimes get the wrong impression about prenups and why a couple would willingly go along with one if they are marrying for love. With a dramatic rise of couples in Indiana and elsewhere requesting a prenuptial agreement before the wedding, there are practical...
Divorce creates huge changes in finances, life goals and family life. For the children, the disruptions to schedules, parental support and their future lives are profoundly destabilizing, and often lead to insecurity that manifests in ways that are detrimental to...
New Indiana parents have a great deal of responsibilities. One of these responsibilities includes legally establishing paternity for a child. There are several benefits to having paternity formally established. It is a requirement before applying for child support and...
One part of co-parenting after a divorce in Indiana is that often one parent will be ordered to pay the other parent child support. These payments are designed to ensure that both parents are providing for their children’s financial needs after a divorce. One parent...
Divorce is always difficult in Indiana even if the couple is on relatively good terms. It is a dramatic life change that carries with it personal, financial and emotional baggage that must be addressed. When there are children from the marriage, this makes it even...
If you are facing drug charges in Indiana, part of the charges you face and the penalties you could incur are based on what “schedule” the alleged drug at issue falls under. There are five drug schedules under Indiana law, based on the most dangerous drugs to the less...
The decision to pursue divorce can be very difficult on Indiana residents. After considering their options and different paths toward the future, they may ultimately decide that their lives will be better if they end their legal relationships with their spouses. To...
When you go through a divorce, you may have a lot of issues to deal with that are new to you. Property division is likely one of them and it can be very complex. To help you get a handle on it, let’s talk about where Indiana law starts, so that it makes more sense how...
Most people in Indiana have never been arrested and probably never will be. But, each year thousands of people in our state face criminal charges and, in some instances, those cases go all the way to a criminal trial. If you are facing the prospect of a criminal case...
The traditional example of a litigated divorce, in which the two sides air their differences before a judge in the public setting of a courtroom, is not always everyone’s first choice anymore, especially in Indiana. Divorce mediation has gained popularity for several...