Jeff Arnold recently teamed up with local attorney and former law partner Amy Noe Dudas to win a rare outright reversal of a child custody order before the Indiana Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals found that the Union Circuit Court judge had failed to consider...
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2022 Changes to the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines – Part II
As discussed in a previous blog post, major changes to the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines (ITPG) went into effect on January 1, 2022. We previously discussed several of these changes, but some of the additional issues that the amended IPTG address include:...
2022 Changes to the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines – Part I
The Indiana Supreme Court made some major changes to the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines (ITPG) that took effect on January 1, 2022. This version of the IPTG will apply to new or modified parenting time orders that reference the IPTG that a court issues on or after...
Divorce and Shared Parenting
Shared parenting after a divorce is a relatively new concept that is gaining ground in courts in Indiana and other states across the nation. Instead of more traditional custody and visitation arrangements, many judges now are leaning toward co-parenting or shared...
Moving with Your Child: What You Need to Know
You might assume that if you have custody of your child, you are free to move wherever you choose with your child. In recent years, however, Indiana has expanded and clarified the rules that a custodial parent, guardian, and noncustodial parent must follow if...
Paternity Affidavits – Should I Sign One? What Does It Mean?
Indiana, like most other states, allows parents who are not married to establish paternity for their child without having to go to court. Parents can sign a paternity affidavit at the hospital within 72 hours of their child's birth, or they both can go to the local...