Based on the information provided in your question it depends if you have established paternity or not and if so at a minimum Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines.

You should consider speaking with Indiana Legal Services (https://www.indianalegalservices.org/) or the Indianapolis Bar Pro Bono Program (https://www.indybar.org/). If you live in a county other than Marion, then contact your local court and see if they can provide you with information on local... View More

Child custody determinations are made based on what is in the best interests of the child; however, there are no hard and fast rules as to what would lead to a modification, as much of that is in the discretion of the judge. Based on the circumstances you've described, though, it is clear that... View More

Based on the information provided in your question, if you have joint custody of the minor child yes you both have to agree on the decisions made in regards to the minor child's health, education and religion, if you can't agree you can use the court to make the decision for you.

You and the father can write up your agreement and submit it to the court (check with the court clerk to see if they have templates you can use). If the agreement meets with the court's approval, the judge will sign off on it and make it an order. However, you may want to consider seeking the... View More

Based on the information provided in your question this is a civil family matter and the police typically do not enforce civil family orders when the child is with a biological parent or guardian. Additionally, I would add he has some arguments to justify the actions if what you say here is true.

Based on the information provided the non-custodial parent may still need to provide support to supplement the rearing of the child even if there is a permanent guardianship in place.

Based on the information provided in your question I would say you can try and agree to it but if not and you intend on wanting it you can file something with the court.

Yes.

It depends. If the parents have significant issues (history of abuse, etc.), then you may be able to file against the mom to either give you primary custody or ask the judge for an order restricting the children from being around them.

Hello, please give my office a call at (317) 514-2681 and I would be happy to walk you through this.

Thank you,

Troy

Yes, The Court Order for parenting time with your minor child is deemed essential travel. Indiana Governor addressed exchanging children in Sec. E number 16 of Indiana’s stay at home order on or about March 20, 2020. This includes travel to other states, Kentucky.

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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.

For IRS purposes whichever parent provided more than half of the support for the child is the custodial parent and is entitled to claim the child.

To transfer that right to the other parent requires a Form 8332. A verbal promise is not enforceable.

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Based on your question and the information contained I would look to what State the order is from and if that State has child exchanges as an essential reason for travel then exchanges can happen. If the other parent can't leave because of a state order from the governor then the other party... View More

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

No.

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.

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