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0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Child Support for Indiana on
Q: My youngest child turned 18 15 years ago. And I never got tax check or the COVID 19 checks with held for back child supp

But I did get recently a check from Indiana automatically tax refund. Can I go back and get the two COVID checks and two tax refund checks the prosecutor kept in the county and never sent them to child support?

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Child Support for Indiana on
Q: My daughter's father has tried to see her asking though texts on occasion has a drug issue. Does he have rights?

He hasn't seen her much. I don't want her around his behavior as he had hallucinations and believes he hears things. I do not feel she is safe around him. His mother wants visitation but I feel she is trying to sneak visitation for him. What can I do to prevent this?

0 Answers | Asked in Child Support, Family Law, Federal Crimes and Gov & Administrative Law for Indiana on
Q: Can a judge apply a felony charge in child support if another state of cleared all of previous rears?

Can a judge denied your right to a lawyer if he gives you choice of pay 2000 dollars or report to jail. I can not work haven't been able to. I do not have a legal vehicle and I am on medication that you're supposed to take caution when you drive

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Indiana on
Q: What should I do if the custodial parent refuses to abide by the parental agreement?

She moved out of state and cut off all contact. I havent seen my son in 2 years.

0 Answers | Asked in Adoption, Child Custody and Family Law for Indiana on
Q: How to stop someone from adopting your child?

Im currently fighting to get my son back home his grandma has custody and is now trying to adopt how do I get him back? I became homeless in 2018 and I placed my son with his grandma and we agreed that once I was back on my feet that he would come back homeand that didn't happen. Dcs got... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Adoption and Child Custody for Indiana on
Q: I placed my son with his grandmother and now she is trying to adopt him how do I stop her?

: I am currently fighting to get my son back home his grandma has custody and is now trying to adopt how do I get him back

I became homeless in 2018 and I placed my son with his grandma and we agreed that once I was back on my feet that he would come back home yet that didn't happen.... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Adoption and Child Custody for Indiana on
Q: I am currently fighting to get my son back home his grandma has custody and is now trying to adopt how do I get him back

I became homeless in 2018 and I placed my son with his grandma and we agreed that once I was back on my feet that he would come back home yet that didn't happen. Dcs got involved after her son which currently lives with her was accused of child molestation. DCS tried to take my son out of the... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Indiana on
Q: My ex wife filed against me and we had a court date I wasn’t notified about in family court.

Her lawyer waited until I was out of state to schedule it. I don’t know the outcome. Is that legal?

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Indiana on
Q: Was wondering about 6% rule for medical uninsured expenses

Let's say the parents abide by the 6% rule for uninsured medical expenses for the child. After Mom meets her threshold ($840) the parties split by the percentage that they support the child. If the parent does not meet the threshold in a particular year, does that reset annually? Or for... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Child Support for Indiana on
Q: What's the first thing I need to do to file for visitation? I am paying child support and I haven't seen my kids

Me and the mother had a mediation when the kids were born 9 years ago. I asked to be put on child support thinking that she was obligated to let me get visitation with the children.

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Q: Hi there, I'm almost 18 and I was wondering if there was a way to see which of my parents put in a no contact order

I was adopted at the age of 7 and I have been told by mom that my biological dad put the no contact order in. I live with my Bio mom and step dad. When i was 16 I called my bio dad and he had told me that my mom put the no contact order in. I just want to figure out who actually put the no contact... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Indiana on
Q: Can i refuse visits with my child’s father if we were never married and we don’t have any legal custody paperwork?

I was a victim of domestic abuse and rape by my child’s father i was unaware of how to resolve the situation at the time because i was typically dependent on asking my parents for advice but i was afraid. So i never reported anything. Now it is year 3 and the father is trying to convince me to... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Child Support for Indiana on
Q: I'm paying support on my daughter. She has had a baby, and moved out and lives with bf family since Oct 22.

My support is auto taken out of my check, and goes to her mom. It is still going on.

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Indiana on
Q: Do I need to sign IRS from 8332 if my ex was the custodial parent last year?

We are currently going through a custody battle. The ex has been served but we haven't gone to court yet. I currently have custody.

0 Answers | Asked in Adoption, Child Custody and Family Law for Indiana on
Q: My ex has no intention on raising my child, but plans on letting her mother raise her. (Unborn) What can I do?

She wanted to give her mother custody the day she is born.

She was told she couldn't without my permission.

Ex is special needs.

Her mother is to.

So is her father.

They live together.

In my brother house, across the street from me. Literally 5... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Indiana on
Q: Is it harassment if a excaregiver for cps is reporting to cps almost every week slandering assumptions about child paren

Cps send out email every time excaregiver repots going on for more than 1 year to where it’s affecting mental health

1 Answer | Asked in Adoption and Family Law for Indiana on
Q: I am looking to do a step parent adoption for my daughter. Her dad hasn't been around for 11 years. I need cheap service

My daughter has not spoken nor been around her birth father for 11 years now. I don't have much money to spend but want my daughter to legally be my husband's child. She has been begging to do this and we just don't have the resources or know how to do it.

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Feb 27, 2023

If the birth father is in agreement with the adoption, a competent attorney with family law experience in or near the county where you live ought to be able to complete the adoption inexpensively—likely less than $5,000.

If the birth father objects, or you can’t locate him, it will...
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3 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy and Family Law for Indiana on
Q: Hello, I am wondering, Can I sell my home in my name to my spouse if I plan on filing bankruptcy within a few months

We are recently separated, AND it would be for what is currently owed.

W. J. Winterstein Jr.
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W. J. Winterstein Jr.
answered on Feb 15, 2023

Ms. Lipan's answer is correct, I think, as far as it goes.

Yes, for bankruptcy purposes (and some Indiana state laws), the amount you receive for your interest in property needs to be the fair/market value (and be able to prove that).

But there is another field of law to...
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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Appeals / Appellate Law for Indiana on
Q: If the tpr has filed and they took my parental rights and I've filed the appeals in supreme court.howdoufile us supreme

And they never ask family or a friend if they could take adoption or gaurdingship how do file for this

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Jan 4, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court practice is among the most unique and highly specialized areas of law. Because the U.S. Supreme Court has discretionary jurisdiction, it chooses what cases it gets to hear and decide. In any given year, the court hears 50-60 of the 7,000-8,000 cases filed. So the vast... Read more »

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