While some worry that they are controversial or unromantic, prenuptial agreements are a smart and effective way to plan for your future and protect your interests prior to your marriage.

In any case involving the custody of a child, the Court will address the issue of child support and will likely issue an order for payment of child support.

Finalizing your divorce should not end when you get your divorce decree. It is likely that major changes need to be made to your estate plan after you finalize a divorce.

Whether a parent is making an estate plan, preparing for international travel, or facing a deportation, parents should address the issue of who will care for their children if they become incapacitated or pass away.

Post-secondary education expense orders are provided for in Indiana Code 31-16-6-2. Some parents reach an agreement regarding payment of their child’s post-secondary education expenses through their dissolution proceeding or subsequent modification of their Decree.

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.

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 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.

Divorce is a stressful time. In addition to the emotions involved, parties must deal with the often mysterious legal process as well.

In 2012, Indiana lowered the age of emancipation for child support purposes from age twenty-one to age nineteen. As such, a child support obligation for a minor child terminates on his or her nineteenth birthday.

You and your spouse have divorced. You spent hours reaching a settlement agreement in mediation, and while the process was hard, you feel the final settlement was fair.

Indiana provides a systematic calculation for payment of child support by one parent to the other, based on the parents’ income, amount paid for health insurance premiums for the children, child care costs, the amount of overnight parenting time with each parent, and payments made for prior born or subsequent children.

Have you and your spouse separated but aren’t ready for divorce? Has your spouse moved out and is no longer providing for your children but you hope to reconcile?