Does Anyone Seriously Want Fault in a Divorce Case?

That question came to mind when I read the following in Continuing Legal Education Class on Matrimonial Law Scares a Single Attorney from Single Female Lawyer Fights Back Blog:

I could have been married years ago. I probably would have been had it not been for that Domestic Relations law part of bar review some years ago. And most recently this CLE class made me have second thoughts despite my personal disappointment at not being married yet at my age. New York is the only state in the union that does not recognize no-fault divorce. In other words, you can't obtain a divorce from your spouse on the grounds of "irreconciliable differences" that you hear so much about in divorce news on the Hollywood front from the LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian files or from the title of that 1984 movie starring Drew Barrymore as a little girl divorcing her parents.

You have to prove that your spouse did something wrong - beat you to a purple eyed pulp or slept with his hot younger secretary while you were putting your children to bed at home under the false pretense that he was working overtime to impress the boss. The grounds are as follows: adultery, cruel and inhuman treatment (which is completely subjective and might not include some really cruel behavior), abandonment (actual or constructive), confinement to prison for three years and living separate and apart pursuant to a separation agreement.

Your husband being an atheist and disapproving of you having your children baptized in the Catholic Church is not grounds for divorce in New York. Neither is the fact that he wants to control whether or not you breast feed. And these most certainly would not be reasons to find him an unfit parent in any state. The closest you can come to no fault divorce in New York is conversion divorce in which after a legal separation agreement where the couple lives separate and apart for at least a year they may divorce.

In the end though, your spouse can always contest it and refuse to enter into that agreement. Then, you are stuck in a dead marriage. And it just might be for no other reason than spite. What if you are just plain miserable in the marriage but the person doesn't want to let you go? It's not like you can break up with them and never be linked again. They can always beat you over the head with legal documentation of your live union.

The first lecturer discussed the grounds. She then said that her clients ask her if they could begin dating other people once their spouse has filed for divorce. She advises them not to; their spouse can amend the complaint to include a ground for adultery. In cases where the spouse and the third party are not engaging in sexual intercourse but are kissing and fondling or carrying on an affair of the heart with emotional bonding there's the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. So don't even think about buying that sexy lady you spotted at CLE lunch or a drink!

There are ways a spouse can legally blackmail you to keep you in his or her hands under New York law. If you just leave the marital home because it's dead, then you've established reason for them to find fault with you. You've abandoned them.

Suppose you just don't want to have sex with them. That's the ground of constructive abandonment as opposed to the actual abandonment. I've reached that point in a relationship because the guy got on my nerves after a while. He was so disgusting I didn't want to touch him - poor hygiene and a mean streak. He kept making offensive jokes about people like his life depended on it. I wanted to slug him every time I heard his shit. Since I wasn't married to the asshole, dumping him in a voicemail was a clean break.

But if we were married, things wouldn't be that simple. I would have wanted to allege cruel and inhuman treatment. The things he said were inappropriate and embarrassed me. However, the first lecturer cited a case where a husband merely embarrassing his wife did not constitute cruel and inhuman treatment in the eyes of the law.

All I can see is adding more trauma to a situation filled with trauma and the stress of worrying if the judge will even grant the divorce.  I wonder how many cases there are in New York (or were in Indiana before we removed a fault requirement in 1973) where the petitioner fails to prove fault.  The idea that one can lose a divorce case and return to the marriage creates an ugly image in my head.

Prenuptial Agreements - Estate Planning Idea

Social Jury points out a prenuptial's use in estate planning in Prenuptial Agreements to Protect the Family

With approximately 1/3 of first time marriages ending in divorce, and 50% of subsequent marriages ending in the same fashion, it is becoming increasingly common for one or both parties to already children from a previous marriage. Therefore, a prenuptial agreement is an important way to protect the children who will inevitably become involved in the marriage.

One issue that should be addressed in a prenuptial agreement is: who will inherit the couple’s money if both should die? Another important concern to consider and address in a prenuptial agreement is: how will the biological children of one party be affected if that person should die? In other words, if Bill has two kids and he marries Lorie, what will happen to Bill’s kids if he should die? Will Lorie continue to provide for them? Or, will they be left to fend for themselves? Of course, no parent wants the latter for his children.

A step-parent has no legal obligation to care for children after the death of the spouse. Therefore, a prenuptial agreement can ensure that the children of the biological parent are still cared for after the parent’s death. Issues such as inheritance and life insurance, and who the beneficiaries are of both, should be included within the prenuptial agreement. Therefore, a person with children who is getting married should consider a prenuptial agreement in order to secure a strong future for the children.

Children are not the only people who can be affected by a divorce. Other family members and business partners can be, as well. If Beth owns a family business, which has been passed down for generations in her family, she can protect the family business with a prenuptial agreement. Since a prenuptial agreement has to be fair to all parties, Beth will most likely need to “give” something in return in the prenuptial agreement. The peace of mind knowing that the family business will remain in tact, and stay within the family, is well worth the trade off.

In a similar fashion, business partners can be protected with a prenuptial agreement. If Tom and Scott have worked over the past five years to create a successful business, and Tom is about to get married, the business and its assets can be protected by the prenuptial agreement. This not only protects Tom, but it protects Scott, as well. Without a prenuptial agreement, Tom and Scott’s business could potentially be torn apart by a divorce.

A prenuptial agreement can also help protect the parents of one of the partners who are about to get married. For example, if Cindy has parents who are ill and need to be cared for, Cindy could have it included in her prenuptial agreement that her parents can live with the married couple to be cared for. Similarly, she could have it included in the prenuptial agreement that the couple agrees to pay for care for Cindy’s parents in a residential nursing facility.

Reducing Divorce's Pain on the Children

Some good ideas from Family Law Collaborative Divorce Blog's Ten Tips to Help Minimise the Pain of Divorce on Children

You can benefit your children by working cooperatively with your child’s parent to minimize conflict between you and employing the following ten tips

• Assure children that both parents love them. “I need both of you to stay involved in my life. Please write letters make phone calls, and ask me lots of questions. When you don’t stay involved, I feel like I’m not important and that you don’t really love me.”

• Only provide children with age appropriate information about what is happening in their family – in ways they can understand. "I want to know whether we are all going to be together for Christmas?"

• Children need reassurance that what has happened is not their fault. “When you fight, I think that I did something wrong and I feel guilty”

• Help children to maintain contact with both parents - and their wider family. “If you act jealous or upset, I feel like I need to take sides and love one parent more than the other.”

• Help to make transitions between both homes a positive experience so children can go easily between their two homes. “I want to love you both and enjoy the time that I spend with each of you. Please support me and the time that I spend with each of you.”

• Communicate directly with your spouse and never ask children to be messengers. “Please communicate directly with my other parent so that I don’t have to send messages back and forth.”

• Children do not want to take sides – don’t make them. “When talking about my other parent, please say only nice things, or don’t say anything at all. When you say mean, unkind things about my other parent, I feel like you are expecting me to take your side.”

• Children need their parents to make decisions. “Please remember that I want both of you to be a part of my life. I count on my mum and dad to raise me, to teach me what is important, and to help me when I have problems.”

• Children can cope with short-term disruption – as long as parents continue to support them?

• And finally …..Conflict is the major cause of unhappiness and poor outcomes for children.

Indiana Parenting Time: Taking the Child Out of State

What does a parent need to do when taking the child out of Indiana for vacation?  The Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines state that it does not matter whether the custodial or non-custodial parent takes the child out of state: 

5.  Emergency Notification.  For emergency notification purposes, whenever a child travels out of the area with either parent, one of the following shall be provided to the other parent: An itinerary of travel dates, destinations, and places where the child or the traveling parent can be reached, or the name and telephone number of an available third person who knows where the child or parent may be located.

The parent taking the child out of state does not need the permission of the other parent.  Certainly no notarized permission from the other parent is necessary.  Nor can the other parent just refuse the other parent taking the child out of state - thinking like this may signal confusion with relocation.  (See my archive of articles on relocation; link to the right of screen and down).

Representing Yourself in Indiana - The Videos

From the Indiana Supreme Court website:

Play Pro Se Video: Family Matters Family Matters: Choosing to Represent Yourself in Court

General responsibilities


The Indiana Supreme Court also has put its webcasts on YouTube here.

Prenuptial Agreement Humor - Cajun Style

Just because we all need a bit of humor, the serious stuff can be found clicking on the label below.

Boudreaux & Thibodaux - Cajun Prenup

Nice to be noticed

Legally UnBound: Legal News, Comment & Opinion: Blawg Review #231

UPDATE: (9-28-09) Today there is a story that has surfaced out of Florida at Sam Hasler's Law Blog and a few others. It involves the 'sex tapes' of a married couple that is now divorcing. Who has the property rights to the video and pictures? My advice, everyone should make a sex tape, if they plan on getting a divorce. Blackmail or Memorabilia, you choose. This story was too naughty to ignore.

Educating the Public on Selling Real Estate

With the curent economy, selling real estate remains problematic.  Lugar Real Estate has a Squiddo lens, Selling Your Home, that seems to provide a bit of education on selling a how.  The creator explains his motivation for creating the page as follows:

I was motivated to create this lens because of a client who wanted to sell. Unfortunately, once we received an offer, my client discovered that he owed more on the home than he realized, which meant that he could not afford to sell his home. He had failed to understand that the home equity line of credit that he took out, coupled with the 100% financing he did when he bought the home caused him to be upside down in a market of decreasing home values. I had always had a policy to stay out of my client's mortgage business, but after his experience, I realized that not only do I have a right, but an obligation to know this information for mine, my client's, and the buyer's sake.

No Cookie Cutter Cases

This came to me from an e-mail and I thought this person has figured out one thing that eludes a lot of people:

The reality is that each case is going to be unique and there are no "cookie cutter" answers when it comes to relocation.

Substitute "custody" or "divorce" or "child support" or "parenting time" for "relocation" and the truth of the statement remains undiminished.

Family law recognizes the people differ from another makes for a variety of cases.  The statutes provide only a generally outline of the possibilities available to the courts and the parties.  The judge bases a judgment on the evidence and counsel's arguments comes from applying the general rules to the specifics of each.  When the parties think the trial judge has incorrectly applied the law to the facts, there is the option of an appeal.  Even then the law on appeals recognizes the variety of people and cases by using the abuse of discretion standard -  if there is any evidence supporting the judge's decision, then the Court of Appeals upholds the trial judge's decision. (Put most simply, an abuses of discretion occurs when  the trial judge appears to have gone far into left field.)

All this may explain why this blog is not set up for answering specific questions.  The facts determine much and no way does anyone ever give all the facts.  They are a subtle thing these facts.

It may also explain why you cannot find a quick, specific answer to what appears to you to be a simple question.  They do not exist.  What does exist are the facts of your case, the general rules found in the statues and Rules, and the less general rules found in the case law.  You who are looking for specific, simple answers are going about it wrong.  You need to do what us lawyers do:  study the statutes, study the Rules, study the case law, and think of how all this applies - think about the whole range of possibilities.

New Indiana Case Law - Parenting Time

Again, thanks to the flu and an eight year old with a broken leg, I have been tardy in writing here. I offer this in an attempt to catch up:

Trial court erred in terminating parenting time

The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the termination of a father's parenting time with his teenage daughters, finding the trial court erred because the decision wasn't supported by the record or statute.

Indiana Child Custody and Relocation Case

Thanks to the flu and an eight year old with a broken leg, I have been tardy in writing here. I offer this in an attempt to catch up:

Court remands custody case for new hearing

In Anita (Handy) Oberlander v. Kevin Handy, No. 08A04-0903-CV-121, Anita Oberlander and Kevin Handy had a tumultuous and violent relationship which led to Oberlander relocating to South Carolina with her four children, one of which was Handy's daughter. After only three months of marriage, Oberlander filed for divorce and sought a protection order.

Before their final hearing, Handy's visitation with his daughter from another marriage was halted because of his behavior. He also continued to contact Oberlander despite a protection order and only stopped when he was ordered to under his probation for domestic battery and other charges as a result of an incident with Oberlander and a police chase.

Oberlander was unable to find an attorney through legal aid or attend the final hearing in Indiana because of financial constraints. She also claimed she feared for her and her daughter's safety. The trial court proceeded in her absence and ruled in Handy's favor, granting him full custody of A.H. Judge Patricia Riley noted in her dissent this was the same judge who ordered a stop to Handy's visitation with his other daughter. The trial court determined Oberlander had abandoned Handy and hindered visitation, and her conduct was "unconscionable."

Oberlander filed a request for relief from judgment because of fraud. The trial court ordered an investigation by the Department of Child Services, which recommended Oberlander have custody of the daughter and Handy have supervised visitation for the time being. The trial court denied Oberlander's request, finding she didn't prove fraud.

Catching Unasked Questions - Indiana Family Law

John Bolch's post Q & A inspired me to try my hand to address Google queries that brought some to this blog.  The queries are in bold and my responses are in plain text.

Remember what my disclaimer says about answering specific legal questions - see it on the right hand side and down.

Who mediates child support modification in Indiana


A: Hard to tell from this query if the searcher wanted to know who made the decision about child support modifications or if they really wanted to know about mediation. If they actually meant mediation, then it is whoever is chosen as the mediator.  Otherwise, it will be left up to the court that set the original support order.  See, the court (paternity or divorce) that made the original order keeps jurisdiction of the case. (Getting a different judge is a different matter).


How to interpret the Indiana parenting guidelines

A.  Another query seriously lacking in specificity.  The general rules for interpreting a rule or statute:  1) the specific provision controls the general, and 2) the thing must be read as a whole  (the tail does not wag the dog). 

Indiana law teenager rights visitation

A.  Yes, they exist and apply to teenagers.  You need to read the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines.  You will find a link to the IPTG on the right hand of the screen and down. 


Cohabitation agreements Indiana

A.  Is it time for a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)?  We have them.  I suspect you can find a form online but there is no officially prescribed form.  Check out the cohabitation archives here.



Indiana modification of custody forms

A. I have been saying this for a long time, Indiana has no official forms.  You can find versions of forms online.  I suggest reading my for the pros and cons on forms. 


"post-nuptial agreement" +indiana

A. See my articles here. 



Successful cases winning annullment; indiana annulment laws


A.  These searchers did not stick around to read anything written on here about annulment.

Let me explain that if these people were looking for information on successes winning cases on the trial court level in Indiana they will never find this information on the Internet. As these people were searching for annulment, they probably did not see this article.  I did a search for annulment cases at  the appellate level and published my results here.



Indiana laws for unmarried fathers


A.    I am going to be very technical for a second:  Indiana has no law for unmarried fathers only for paternity cases.  The laws apply to unmarried fathers and mothers.

Unmarried fathers need to look at IC 31-14, The Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines, and the Child Support Guidelines.  There you will find the general law in Indiana for unmarried parents.



Can a child determine which parent they want to live with in indiana; a child%27s right to choose

A.  No. 


Emergency custody for fathers in indiana

A.  I suspect this searcher wound up not finding what he might have found if he had just looked for "emergency custody in Indiana".  Even then he would not be happy with what he found - there really is nothing specific about what is meant by emergency custody in Indiana.

I explain this more here.



Indiana custody law attorney fees

A.  If the searcher was looking for a specific answer, they were unlucky.  I do not know of anyone who will specify their fees online. As I told someone yesterday, there are too many details needing to be known before even giving an estimate of fees for a custody case.  I will suggest that anyone thinking of a custody case budget at a minimum $3,000.00.


best family law attorneys indiana

A.  I found this one amusing.  There being more art to the law than science, judging a best lawyer is a lot like judging between Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo. 

Damned hard to think of how to define "best"  when so much depends on each case.  A terrible lawyer can do quite well with good facts while a great lawyer can do little with bad facts.  The clients bring us the facts of the case and we have to live with them.  The better lawyes know when not to take a case.


"common law marriage" indiana

A.  There is none.  Look at the articles on cohabitation here.

Interesting Blogs and Websites: Lawlady's Divorce and Entrepeneur Blog

A mixed bag wtih this post.

I forget how I ran across Lawlady's Divorce and Entrepreneur Blog. What I found was a different style from any other divorce/family lawyer/law blog so far.

For me the posts were long (yes, for someone who has a tendency to go on at length this may seem incongruous) and pitched in a different style. They came across as more letters to readers than articles. To me it seems to work, but that may be a bit of admiration undercutting my judgment.  I know I cannot write like than any more than I can write like Ernest Hemingway.  Along with the style comes some serious content.  Here is an example:

 Letter to Divorcing Client: Power Woman Facing Legal Nightmares

No matter what way you decide to handle things (and there are many). The most critical point is to wake up to the cold water of life being splashed in your face and say to yourself, "OK, I'm going to pick up the pace, clear the cobwebs out of my head, and put 100% into making this situation turn out alright." There are many role models and sources of support. But if you look to someone else to provide the necessary adrenaline and fight, you lose something in the process. You lose the ability to know for certain that you gave it all you have. And, really, the best outcome is the one that happens when you are fully prepared to do what it takes (even if that is to look your own fears and make peace with your fearful self). No one cares more than you about your life. Thus, your vote and intention and time and attention matter the most.

I keep learning of sites and organizations that relate to family law of which I never had a clue.  My explanation is that they just are not geared towards lawyers but towards clients.  The National Association of Divorce for Women and Children and WeParent.com are the latest examples of this type of site.  I do encourage anyone who is involved in the family law system to check out these sites.  The more you know the better off you will be.  At least, that is my opinion.

I also ran across two more attorney blogs that might be of interest.  At least I found them interesting.  The Australian Divorce Blog and THE OREGON DIVORCE BLOG I find interesting for the simple reason that I find it cool to see what is going on elsewhere. Writing this blog is as much about my education as yours. Seeing what is done elsehwhere - whether Oregon or Australia - has made me look at the whole of the system we call family law and not just the parts (which is the common state for lawyers and judges).

Something quite different is The Psycho Ex Wife which describes itself this way:

The Psycho Ex Wife is the true account of a marriage, divorce, and subsequent custody fight between a loving man, his terroristic ex-wife who we suspect suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder (at least from our armchair psychologist diagnosis), and the husband's new partner. We are not simply anti-mother or pro-father.

I think this is the first blog I have seen that diaries the parties experiences during a family law case.  Which makes me wonder how long before we see more. Lawyers, we might want to keep an eye on this to gtet more insights into our clients/the general public.  Again, that is just my opinion.

Indiana Tops for Divorce?

Such was the news as reported in Anderson's Herald Bulletin under Eastern Indiana county tops nation in divorce rate

More than 19 percent of Wayne County residents over age 15 are divorced, according to new 2008 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s the highest percentage for any county with a population over 65,000 in the nation, and two other Indiana counties — Floyd and Madison — also made the top 10.

“It just doesn’t make all that much sense,” said Michael Jackson, an associate professor of psychology at Earlham College, a small, private university in Richmond that was founded by Quakers who settled the area in the 1800s. “We find it really questionable.”

Wayne County, which includes the small city of Richmond, several rural towns and many cornfields, is hardly obvious as a divorce hub. Richmond, which sits along the historic National Road, features a quaint downtown with brick sidewalks where local shops sit next to boarded-up businesses.

“We always wanted to be first in something,” joked Richmond Mayor Sally Hutton, though she adds that this wasn’t what she had in mind. “If anybody knows why it is, I’ll be glad to work on it.”

Capital Commerce (usnews.com) gives some information in its Wayne County, Indiana: Don't Blame Economy For High Divorce Rates -

It makes sense--times of great stress expose weaknesses in many institutions, and marriage could be one of them. It might not also be a coincidence that the county with the second-highest number of divorced residents is in Florida, one of the states hit hardest by the housing bubble collapse.

But, somewhat surprisingly, actual research done on the subject of divorce rates and the state of the economy seem to suggest there is little relationship. Check out this paper.

More recent research confirms that the rising level of female participation in the labor force, not unemployment or the overall state of economy, explains rising divorce rates to a much greater extent. In addition, female participation is associated with rising, not falling, incomes.

All of which makes some Californians a bit happy:  Surprisingly, Los Angles is NOT the Divorce Capital! (which is from The Family Law Guy Blog).

Family law courts in Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Evansville lies far beyond my area of practice but when I found the Domestic Division page for the Vanderburgh County courts, I thought why not?  Since I have discussed how Indiana organizes its courts, it helps to see what the individual counties have done.

The Domestic Relations Division of the Vanderburgh Superior Court, commonly known as Division Four, handles cases involving Divorce, Legal Separation, Annulments, Child Custody, Visitation or Parenting Time and Child Support.  The vast majority of these cases begin with the filing of a Petition for Divorce.

The Judges and Magistrates of the Vanderburgh Superior Court rotate through the Domestic Relation Division on a monthly basis.  Uncontested matters are scheduled at 8:00 am in Courtroom 110.  After the parties have met and attempted to reach an agreement, a contested hearing can be set before the Judge or Magistrate presiding in the month in which the hearing is scheduled.  The Court will order the parties to mediation if the parties request a contested hearing for more than 1/2 day.  See Vanderburgh Superior Court Division IV Rules.

I also suggest this same page fro those seeking information on how to file and handle their cases.

Bankruptcy and Child Support Arrears

Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog points out inHow Can a Chapter 13 Case Help Me With Delinquent Child Support?:
a use for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy:

If you are delinquent in your child support payments, you may be facing wage garnishment, the seizure of your income tax refunds, and possibly even jail time. By filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, you will be able to stop those actions, so long as you are able to pay back all of the delinquent child support (plus interest) during the term of the Chapter 13 case. Normally, a Chapter 13 case lasts for five year, and the child support repayment can be spread over that time.

A few things that might not be so clear:

1. Chapter 13 bankruptcies require more income than living expenses (I am sure that any bankrutpcy attorneys will cringe at the oversimplification but therein lies the chief difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13).
2. The child support is not discharged; the debtor gets to tell the child support creditor how the debtor will pay back the debt.
   

I no longer file bankruptcies.  What work I do in bankruptcy court is limited to creditor/collections work.  However, give me a call if you need a referral to a bankruptcy lawyer.

Remember, if you want more information about retaining me for a case, please give me a call at 765-641-7906.

Staying Connected With your Children After Divorce

Another of my not-strictly-legal posts but some advice that might still help negotiating problems so that they do not become a court case. I also suggest you check out the site publishing the original, Child Centered Divorce.

Five Ways to Keep Connected with Your Kids after Divorce

1. Connect through notes:

If you’re living together, slip a note in your child’s lunch box or notebook every few days. A quick joke, cartoon, reminder about a special event ahead or just a warm “I Love You!” will let them know they’re on your mind and in your heart. If you’re not spending time together, send an email note or a quick text message to convey that you’re thinking about them.

2. Connect through idle chats:

Take advantage of idle moments here and there when you’re together with your child. Driving in the car is a great time to ask questions, share your feelings, and be empathic about their comments. When you’re helping them with homework, cooking meals together or doing other chores you can strike up a conversation as well. Just be careful not to turn these communications into lectures. You’re there to listen, reflect and learn. If you judge or condemn, you’ll close the door to hearing any more.

3. Connect through bedtime routine:

It’s always wise to create a before bedtime routine with your children that integrates warm connection. Spend time reading books on changing themes, talk about your own childhood memories and challenges. Share your own insecurities and how you overcame them. It’s also beneficial to ask your child about the best part of their day or a new lesson they learned. Bedtime routines help you both unwind and appreciate one another. It also creates a security bond that most children really value.

4. Connect through a new project:

After divorce many things change in a child’s life. It’s a good opportunity to create connection through new projects that take on special meaning. Whether it’s a multi-day puzzle, a plastic model you complete together, new shelves or other decorating project in their bedroom, this shared time is a wonderful time to talk, listen to music and make a stress-free connection.

5. Connect through special dates:

Every now and then create a special outing alone with just one of your children. Take them to lunch, the zoo, a big-city shopping trip, a sports game or a wonderful movie. Children cherish alone time with you and the opportunity to catch up with one another without competition from siblings. Prepare this “date” in advance so you both have something to look forward to. End the date with a token gift as a keepsake “reminder” of your time together.

Even Judges Can Be Parties in Family Court

Excuse the lame subject line. Too many other came to mind after reading Florida Divorce * Child Custody * Domestic Violence Law Lawyer's Boca Raton » Blog Archive » Two Divorced Florida Judiciary Members to Duke It Out in Court Over Alleged Child Support Appearages. Most of the them were probably too irreverent.  Here is the story from Florida:

Child support disputes can erupt in the most unexpected places.

Take two members of the Broward County judiciary.

Divorced from each other for fifteen years.

He has presided over many child support enforcement matters as a general magistrate and, well … he doesn’t go easy on deadbeat parents.

She is a criminal court judge presiding over misdemeanors.

Their children are actually both legal adults now.

Since I am restraining an impulse towards the smart-aleck, let us just hope this serves as a reminder along the lines of there but for the grace of God goes I.

Avvo's listing of Indiana Child Custody Lawyers

Just giving a bit of recognition to others and show off my own listing on Avvo.

Indiana Child Custody Lawyer - Avvo.com

Indiana Child Custody Lawyers (12 found)

Remember, if you want more information about retaining me for a case, please give me a call at 765-641-7906.