Here’s a headline you don’t see every day

by William Wilson on October 20, 2009

Former priest and ex-stripper engaged in child custody battle.

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Indiana Child Support Guidelines changing

by William Wilson on October 19, 2009

The Indiana Child Support Guidelines will undergo some changes in the near future. I’ve been meaning to write about the changes for several weeks now, but obviously haven’t gotten to it.

A relatively new Indiana family law blog (new on my radar screen anyway) has a nice article summarizing the changes. The law firm, Waters, Tyler, Scott, Hoffman & Doane, LLC, is located in New Albany, Indiana. With that firm’s blog in southern Indiana, Sam Hasler’s Indiana Divorce & Family Law Blog in central Indiana, and this blog in northern Indiana, I’d say we have the state covered.

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Holiday visitation fights

October 15, 2009

With the holidays rapidly approaching, a number of divorcing and divorced parents will have to contend with holiday celebrations and gatherings. All too often, these holidays are the source of disputes that end up in court. If you’re reading this, hopefully you can avoid these types of disputes. But if it appears a dispute might be [...]

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How to survive your divorce: a free ebook

October 14, 2009

Surviving a divorce is often much more about dealing with the emotional issues than the legal issues. In this brand-new free guide, you will find some advice that will make your divorce a bit easier to handle. You can download the guide from the sidebar, just below the RSS/email/Twitter icons. It’s free, I don’t want [...]

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What is it like to go to court? Looking for stories

October 14, 2009

We lawyers who practice family law know that the courthouse is practically a second home. We know the judges, the court staff, the security personnel. We also know the other attorneys who regularly appear in the courthouse. Several years ago, I had a client who was waiting with me for a court hearing. She said [...]

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Why can’t my child decide which parent he wants to live with?

October 1, 2009

Parents sometimes ask if their children can decide which parent to live with after a divorce. While children certainly may have opinions, wise parents will make sure the child does not become the ultimate decision-maker.
A child has the right to love and have a good relationship with both parents. When well-intentioned parents ask a child [...]

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Child support and unemployment

September 29, 2009

Losing a job while paying child support can be a nightmare. With no paycheck, making the child support payment is darn near impossible, and you build up an arrearage as each Friday comes and goes.
If you lose your job, you need to act quickly to ask the court to modify your child support payments. If [...]

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Parents, what are your children?

September 28, 2009

No, not who are your children. What are your children?
Are they young persons who need your care, love and guidance?
Or are they a piece of property to be argued over, as if they are a toy that two school children want to have at the same time.
Are they young persons with hopes, dreams, and fears, [...]

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Useful conflict resolution technique

September 26, 2009

Inspired by a federal judge’s ruling in Florida, I would like to suggest a method for parents to resolve disputes–about anything.
Sometimes there is no “right” answer in a dispute. For example, perhaps the question involves whether mom will do the transportation or dad will do the transportation on a given weekend. Either could do it, [...]

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Parents at war, children as collateral damage

September 23, 2009

While in court one day, I ran across a file set for hearing in the morning’s calendar call. It occupied two expandable folders, and the docket sheet appeared to be sixteen pages long. The case was filed in 1998, and it wasn’t apparent that the divorce had even been finalized yet. The docket sheet was [...]

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