The first decision, Messer v. New Albany Police Department, 965 N.E.2d 549 (Ind. App. 2012) involving Jack Messer’s appeal from his suspension from the New Albany Police Department. I attended the oral argument in this case. It was a great…

The new IPTG were just approved and will take effect in March of 2013.    The Indiana State Bar Association has a link  to download the guidelines. http://www.inbar.org/Home/tabid/36/ctl/details/itemid/275/mid/1101/attn-order-amending-indiana-parenting-time-guidelines.aspx  

High Conflict Custody Cases create stress for the parties and their counsel. I recently located two great resources for parties dealing with high conflict parents. The first resource is a book entitled “Joint Custody with a Jerk“, by Julie A….

Great Conference this year! One presentation addressed the Indiana emancipation statute and the recent legislative fix for dissolution cases. It raised a lot of questions which have still not been answered. Another presentation addressed the recent revisions to the Indiana…

After reading over the 77 page decision, I’m struck with the conflict between the justices. The majority focuses on equality, federalism (states’ rights versus the federal government), and substantive due process. The majority really questions the motives of the drafters…