A recent Court of Appeals opinion, McGee v. McGee, 2013 relying on a 1950s Indiana Supreme Court decision, held that a guardian cannot file a divorce petition for a ward even if the Guardian has a legitimate reason for doing…

The relatively new emancipation statute is still creating interesting issues.   In two recent cases I’ve had, a 19 year old child is still in high school.   The legislative committee which made the change thought about this issue, but…

I attended the two day Family Law Institute in Indianapolis in October.   The two day conference covered the latest case and statutory updates in family law, but also provided a lot of information about same sex marriage in Indiana…

The David Camm verdict provoked a lot of strong emotions and I avoided blogging about it during the trial.    One the one side, the frightening prospect that an innocent man had been imprisoned for such a long time.  …

The Court of Appeals recently decided Lovold v. Ellis, 988 N.E.2d 1144.    The trial court that that the parties’ son had repudiated the parental relationship, negating any college obligations.    Child support, however, cannot be terminated based on repudiation.  …