Overcoming A Negative Child Custody Evaluation

By Sara Pitcher Noblesville, Indiana Divorce Lawyer My previous article “Guardian Ad Litem, Divorce and Child Custody” discussed a Guardian Ad Litem’s role in divorce and child custody cases, which is primarily to advocate for the child’s best interests and file a report with the court. While the Guardian Ad …

Moving Out Of State To Avoid A Divorce

Question: My wife and I live in different states after she moved away with our children without my consent. She said she did it to avoid a divorce and I can’t file if we live in different states. Is this true? I’m confused by jurisdiction and where to file for …

Can You Modify Temporary Orders?

Question: My temporary orders during my divorce force me to pay exorbitant child support costs along with my living expenses and the utility bills for the house she got to stay in. These bills are almost bankrupting me and our divorce isn’t even final! Am I obligated to keep paying …

Modifying Child Support For A Child You Don’t Know

Question: My question is about child support and paternity laws. Paternity was established and I have been deemed the father of a son I did not know about for many years. I have also been ordered to pay child support. I have two children with my current wife and this …

Guardian Ad Litem, Divorce and Child Custody

By Sara Pitcher Noblesville, Indiana Divorce Lawyer A Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) is appointed in many divorce and child custody cases. A GAL will not enter a case until ordered by a judge. However, either party in a family law case may request that the judge appoint a GAL in …

Modifying Alimony If Ex-Wife Has Another Child

Question: Can I get my alimony payments modified if my wife is pregnant with another child? I pay her monthly alimony, but since she is pregnant with another man’s child I don’t feel that I should have to pay her when the money will be spent on a child that …

Getting A Divorce If Your Wife Has Power Of Attorney Over You

Question: I want to divorce my wife because she is having an affair, but she has power of attorney over me because of my suicide attempt. She has total control of my finances, and she tells me I can’t file for a divorce because she has this power of attorney …

Child Support Modification If The Judge Thinks You Caused Your Unemployment

Question: I tried to modify child support after I lost my job, but the judge denied it saying I lost my job based on my own conduct, which is untrue because I’m collecting unemployment. I then tried another child support modification based on the fact that my health insurance increased …

Money Made Easy: 5 Tips To Avoiding Financial Scams

It seems every day you read about a new financial scam bilking people out of their hard-earned money, but how can you ensure you are not caught up in one of these financial scams? Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, shares his five financial tips to avoiding financial scams …

Pet Custody: Will A Court Award Financial Support?

By Sara Pitcher Noblesville, Indiana Divorce Lawyer Financial support is rarely awarded in animal custody cases because of the continuing contact required between the parties and the drain enforcement would be on judicial resources, similar to visitation cases.