Circumstances may arise when a non-parent needs to provide care for a child. This could be a family member of a child, or an individual that finds themselves caring for a child because the child’s parents are unable to. This may happen for many reasons, including mental illness, death, deployment, incarceration, or abandonment by the parents. There are several avenues available for an individual ...Read More ...
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The History of our Building
Our office is located in a unique building in downtown Bloomington, Indiana. We would like to develop more detailed information of our building for our website and document the building’s history. Our office was originally built in the early 1900s, making it one of the oldest surviving buildings in Bloomington. The Lettelleir family owned the building until 1938, and brothers Joseph and Antone ...Read More ...
Planning for Control and Protection of your Digital Assets
A critical part of any estate planning process is identifying your assets. Typically, this process starts by listing real estate, accounts, vehicles, business interests, and a wide variety of other items to be considered upon death. It is important not to overlook the identification of key digital assets when preparing your estate plan. Our “online footprints” are expanding rapidly. The ...Read More ...
Indiana’s Grandparent Visitation Rights
Grandparents are taking a more active role in their grandchildren’s lives as family dynamics become more unique. Indiana has recognized the importance a grandparent can play in a child’s life, and has given protection to that relationship by providing an independent cause of action for grandparent visitation. Indiana allows for grandparents to receive visitation with their grandchildren in limited ...Read More ...
Repudiation and College Expenses
Indiana Courts may make orders directing parents to contribute to post-secondary education expenses for a child when the parents are divorced or paternity has been established. In some cases, however children refuse to have a relationship with their parent after they turn eighteen and are no longer subject to a parenting time order by the Court. When this happens, a parent may be left paying for ...Read More ...
Indiana’s Home Improvement Contract Act
At Slotegraaf Niehoff, P.C., we have represented home improvement contractors as well as home improvement customers in litigation. Though complaints about the quality of the contractor’s services may be the source of the initial dispute, questions about the contractor’s compliance with Indiana’s Home Improvement Contract Act (“HICA”) often arise. HICA requires that certain information be ...Read More ...