Separation Anxiety and Parenting Time Most parenting time orders or guidelines state that the mere fact that a child doesn’t want to go visit with the other parent is not a basis to deny parenting time. At times there is…

Protecting Your Children Before, During, and After Your Divorce BY JOAN H. MCWILLIAMS When you are struggling with the financial, psychological, and legal issues associated with a divorce, it’s difficult to remember that your children need more attention than ever…

Truth or Consequences: Why Honesty Is the Best Policy When Dealing with Your Lawyer BY KATIE MCCLAFLIN You, like most people, are likely to want to finalize your divorce with your integrity intact, your finances in order, and a positive…

Accusing a Judge of Bias, Prejudice, or Misconduct In the most recent post on this blog, I discussed  Zavodnik v. Harper, 17 N.E. 259 (Ind. 2014)  in which the Indiana Supreme Court delineated what it considered reasonable restrictions on a…

The Indiana Supreme Court recently provided some guidance on how to deal with Pro Se litigants who are using the judicial system to abuse, harass or clog the system with frivolous claims.  In Zavodnik v. Harper, 17 N.E. 259 (Ind. 2014),…