In light of the 2013 case finding that a guardian could not file for divorce (which shocked a lot of practitioners), the legislature amended the guardianship statute to expressly allow this effective 7/1/14. IC 29-3-6-3 (a) (5) now provides that…

I recently attended  a presentation on dealing with sexual abuse allegations.   These are clearly the most stressful cases for the parties and the attorneys.   It was an eye-opening hour.  The speakers suggested that a lot of the symptoms…

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…