They could send you to collections at any time for a bill that is not timely paid. However, keeping in contact with the company and continuing to make regular payments are good actions to take to prevent them from doing so.

You should do everything possible to work out a temporary arrangement with the current landlord. If that is not possible and you are forced to stay in the unit, that is known as "holding over," and the landlord will have to initiate eviction proceedings in order to have you removed.

A parent can withhold visitation where they feel that a child is endangered or in other emergency situations. However, you should be cautious about doing so, as courts look at such behavior with great scrutiny. Your children's father does have an obligation to provide you with the information... View More

If a child is born during a marriage, the husband is presumed to be the father, although that can be rebutted. If the husband and your friend are still married, he does have custody/parenting time right, although exactly what they are would need to be decided by a court.

The general position of Indiana law is to aim for an equitable division of all "marital property," which generally includes any property obtained after the date of marriage. However, the implementation of this rule varies greatly depending on the facts of each situation. Also, parties... View More

A letter from an attorney is not an order or a summons, and therefore does not compel you to go to court. However, if you did receive a letter, that is likely a sign that an action is pending, so you should be on the lookout for other papers from the court that WILL order you to appear.

A landlord has an obligation to provide you, as the tenant, with a safe, clean, habitable home. If they fail to do that, you can bring an action against them to terminate the lease and seek damages. Whether or not you can build a case from the facts you've given is a separate issue, and it is... View More

Yes, unfortunately, the apartment can still come after you for the debt that you signed on for with your husband, and any of your other creditors for the same type of situation can also come after you. While your divorce agreement is a court order and does make your ex-husband liable for the debts,... View More

Yes, the judge does have discretion to determine the best custody and parenting time arrangements for parents. In coming to their decision, the judge will look to what is in the best interests of the child.

At this time things are changing day-by-day with the coronavirus issue, so your daughter will want to stay tuned to any updates from the Governor or other legal entities. However, for the time being, the guidance from the Governor and the courts is that all parenting time is to continue as-is,... View More

Right now the governor has issued a Stay-Home Order, but that order carves out an exception for parenting time exchanges. It appears that parenting time should go forward for most cases as-is, unless there is an immediate/emergency safety issue for the child.

While you should take all precautions to protect your child and ensure their safety, courts will look to whether a parent's actions were reasonable in doing so. Please note that the recent Stay-Home Order issued by the Governor makes an exception for travel for the purposes of parenting time.

If you do not have a court order for a child born out-of-wedlock, then you as the mother have sole legal custody and can make decisions on your own about what is in the best interests of the child, including what parenting time should be allowed.

There still remain some questions as to how custody issues such as yours will be considered by the courts given the circumstances. However, for the time being - and assuming there are no other significant details (such as your child having a serious medical condition - then parenting time should... View More

It is unclear how the law will apply to many of the unique situations arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, so at this point any opinion would largely be based on speculation. However, I think it is likely that courts would side with doctors/medical professionals who are taking all reasonable,... View More

A lot of this is up in the air due to the COVID-19 issues, and it's not entirely clear how judges will rule on many of these cases. However, based on what you've stated, there seems to be no reason why you would not be able to pick up your child from the mother. If she continues to... View More

It depends largely on what is in the lease and what their basis is for blocking him. Landlords to have wide latitude to restrict people from their property if it is in the interest of safety.

In very general terms, custody is typically more durable, expansive and permanent than a guardianship.

However, there can be exceptions to this, such as when a permanent guardianship of a minor is ordered.

Also, not all individuals who can be guardians would be eligible to have custody.

If your tenant is on a month-to-month lease then yes, you can terminate that lease by sending them a 30-day notice of termination. I would recommend sending it to them certified mail so that you have proof of acceptance. Once the 30 day period has passed their lease is terminated. However, you... View More

Under Indiana law, if a child was born out-of-wedlock and there is no court order governing custody, then you as the mother would have sole legal custody. This means that decisions regarding where your daughter stays would be up to you. So the father would be required to return her to you.... View More