You will need to consult your lease and speak with your landlord. Typically, leases will spell out some provision that will allow a tenant to break the lease early, provided they pay for a certain number of additional months, or penalties, or both. Also, your landlord may be willing to allow you to... View More

You will need to defend against the lawsuit, based on the claim that the landlord failed to provide suitable living conditions to you, which is required under statute. See Indiana Code 32-31-8-5.

Guardianship cases of this type can vary widely in regards to the child support provisions. However, the terms of child support should be clearly spelled out in the court's order granting guardianship to the grandparent.

All assets in a divorce are, on the surface at least, deemed to be in the "marital asset pot". However, you can argue (either at mediation or in court) that the house should be exempted due to the circumstances you described. It might be a good idea to sit down with an experienced family... View More

You should ask the court if they have templates available that you can use. Many courts do. Also, you should consider contacting your local bar association to see if the offer pro bono or modest means representation. That might enable you to obtain representation for your case at an affordable... View More

It is difficult to ascertain what problem you are running into based on the information given. I would strongly suggest that you sit down with an experienced family law attorney who can walk you through this process. May attorneys offer free consultations and can give you more detailed guidance on... View More

You can bring an action for contempt in the court that has jurisdiction of the case. The court will hold a hearing, at which point you would present your evidence, and ask the judge to hold the mother in contempt and force her to pay the money owed. I would recommend that you speak with an... View More

If the landlord already moved to evict you, then you will likely have a hearing to determine the validity of the eviction. at that time you will be able to raise any defenses you have, or counterclaims such as the ones you mentioned.

You can file an action in small claims court for what is called "constructive eviction". If you are successful in your suit, you could be awarded legal fees and court costs, as well as be reimbursed for some of the rent and your security deposit.

It may have been an error by the clerk. You can try to contact the court to have them correct the CCS entry.

Also yes, effective service is required on you in order for the divorce to proceed.

Hope that helps.

Late or non-payment of rent is a basis for eviction in Indiana. However, generally when a tenant is behind on their rent, a landlord is required to send a 10 day "notice to quit" to the tenant, outlining how much is owed, and giving them the opportunity to pay the full amount within the... View More

It likely wouldn't be up to her, it would be up to the landlord. If you are not on the lease, have no right to stay there, and the landlord was unaware that you have been staying there, then the landlord can have you evicted.

Yes. While matters of property division generally cannot be altered once a divorce is finalized, issues of custody, parenting time and support may be modified while the children are still minors. In order to get a modification, you would need to petition the court, explain the circumstances, and... View More

Most likely you would file for both custody and support, and the court would treat them as one. His chances of getting joint custody really depend on the specifics of your case. I would encourage you to speak directly with a family law attorney for a more detailed assessment.

I hope that helps.

If the parties share legal custody, then that means that both parents are entitled to participate in making decisions on things like schooling. She is required to speak to him first on those issues and allow him input, and she cannot make those decisions unilaterally.

If one parent has lost hours they were entitled to, most courts are very flexible in allowing the parent to make up those hours when they can. This is something you should try to work out with the other party rather than taking it to court. If you are talking about one instance of make-up time that... View More

Your question is broken up so it is not exactly clear what you are asking. However, if the two of you are exercising a different parenting time schedule than what was initially ordered, then you may want to consider requesting a modification from the court, to make the change official.

That depends on a variety of circumstances (e.g. is there a court order in place? Where does the mother reside? How long has the child been in CO?). However, based on the information you've provided, I would say it is a safer bet to seek out the assistance of a Colorado attorney for... View More

She cannot see you from seeing your children if there is a court order that gives you the right to see them. If she is withholding them for an unjustified reason, you may want to consider taking her to court for contempt. You should speak with a family law attorney to get more information on your... View More

He cannot force you to give up your weekends just because he started a new shift. The better way to handle this would be for him (or you) to request a modification of the custody order from the court, or for the two of you to simply work out an agreement to modify it on your own and then file that... View More