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There are numus ways to have your child’s voice heard in court to aid a judge with making a custody determination or a modification decision.
Child Custody

There are numus ways to have your child’s voice heard in court to aid a judge with making a custody determination or a modification decision.

In all child custody litigation—the original determination by a court or in passing on a modification petition—the trial court always looks at what is in

Child custody proceedings tend to be confusing and emotional times. Whether it be an initial custody proceeding or a modification of a pre-existing custody order,

Child custody litigation is a gut-wrenching experience for all parents. Both want the same amount of time they had before the divorce or post-divorce they

There is general agreement among the bench and bar that parents should not call their children as witnesses in their divorce of post-decree modification cases.

Like everyone and everything in life, the judicial system isn’t perfect. As such, sometimes trial courts get it wrong. If you or someone you know

Yes. No. Maybe. In Indiana, child custody is always modifiable, if modification is in the child’s best interests and there is a substantial change in

While many types of evidence might help establish a substantial change1 to modify physical custody, some key statutory and evidentiary rules may help you understand

Maybe. As a general rule, the Indiana Department of Child Services has a hotline that parents and others may call1 (or must if they are

In domestic cases, trial courts are given wide discretion to decide matters initially, such as when the parties divorce or later in child-support and/or physical
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