Parental alienation occurs when one parent influences a child to reject the other parent, often through manipulation or negative comments. This behavior can have serious legal and emotional consequences, especially in custody disputes. Understanding how courts handle...
Child Custody
How Indiana’s parenting time rules affect your custody schedule
Indiana’s parenting time rules play a significant role in shaping custody schedules for families. The state’s guidelines offer a structured approach to managing time between parents and children. These rules aim to create stability and consistency, ensuring that...
How can a parent’s mental health history affect custody disputes?
Mental health is a common and important issue affecting many families. Fortunately, society now understands these conditions better and offers greater sympathy. However, in child custody cases, a parent’s mental health history can still impact how a court rules....
What penalties can a parent face for parenting time violations?
During divorce proceedings, parenting time can be a vital topic, often requiring the court's involvement if the parents have contradicting perspectives on their child's upbringing. Fortunately, documentation enforcing parenting time can be legally binding, making both...
Will the court consider a child’s preference for custody?
According to the U.S. Census, in 2019, 25.8% of children in the country lived with only one parent. Many of these situations likely involved going to court to settle custody arrangements between the parents. When the court must decide custody matters, a judge has...
Alternating weeks may not be best for child custody
One of the main issues that parents in Indiana need to consider when divorcing is how to divide parenting time with their children. Many parents think that a schedule of having children spend alternating weeks with each parent is one of the best solutions. However,...
Tips for divorcing parents with special needs children
If you are a parent of a child with special needs, co-parenting can be incredibly challenging when getting a divorce in Indiana. Understanding the complexity of these cases is essential to crafting an equitable plan. Set a routine Children with special needs often...
Three simple steps to remember while co-parenting with a narcissist
Each year, many married couples in Indiana decide they can no longer make things work. If you and your former spouse have children together, you'll need to develop a co-parenting plan. Unfortunately, the post-divorce process can become harder if you're co-parenting...
Child custody relocation rules and considerations in Indiana
You undoubtedly made your custodial agreement terms and parenting plans based on where you were at the time of divorce and the type of life you were living. However, now a new opportunity has arisen for you or your ex-spouse in another location in Indiana that you'd...
What you should know about custody and visitation
If you've recently gotten a divorce, you may be tempted to request sole physical custody of your child because you want to keep your children close to you. You may also seek full-time custody depending on the actions of your ex or the circumstances of your divorce....
