If you are divorced or separated with children or have a child with someone to whom you were never married, you should be aware of that Indiana law requires you to notify the other parent that you are planning to move. Indiana law regarding notice of intention to relocate is found at Indiana Code 31-17-2.2 et seq. The Indiana Code can be found at the Access Indiana website (www.in.gov). 
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Family Law Blog
Indiana Family Law – Relocation Issues Pertaining to Child Custody
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010Spotlight on Family Law – What are Parenting Time Coordinators?
Thursday, August 5th, 2010There is statistical evidence that high conflict divorces do damage to children. The courthouse should be considered the last option to resolve family conflicts, because contested hearings are expensive, often must be set far off in the future, and the stress of airing a family’s grievances generally serves to intensify rather than resolve the hostility between parties. Unfortunately, there are certain cases which for various reasons seem to return to court over and over again on parenting time issues. (more…)
DISAPPEARING NOTARIES
Monday, August 2nd, 2010A recent article in the Indianapolis Business Journal noted a shocking decline in the number of notaries in Indiana in the last few years. In years past, a notary public stamp on a document seemed to be ever present and often was the distinguishing characteristic of a document with high importance. However, in 2007, the Indiana Secretary of State’s office noted almost 23,000 expirations, but only approximately 17,000 renewals or applications for new notaries. This marked a 22% decline for 2007. In 2009 the decline accelerated to 30%. This year the decline to-date is 41%. The chief legal counsel for the Indiana Secretary of State indicates that he believes the decline reflects that the type of authentication notaries do is falling out of fashion. Many companies now accept photo I.D. or confirm over the telephone or Internet. He indicated that notary publics were more popular in the days when companies and people relied heavily on postal mail. However with the increase in multiple forms of personal communication being available, the mail is not the exclusive source to authenticate the identity of someone’s signature on a document. If you have questions about notaries in Indiana, contact a Bamberger attorney.
Author: Laura A. Scott (bio)
Phone: 812.452.3557
email: lscott@bamberger.com
Notice: Change in Bamberger Blog Subscription Provider
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010As the Bamberger Blog subscriber list continues to grow, we have decided to upgrade our Blog’s email and RSS service from Google Feedburner to the more enhanced Google FeedBlitz. (more…)
Who Gets to Claim Sally as a Dependant?
Friday, March 19th, 2010In general, the custodial parent claims the children of divorced, separated or never married parents as a dependent on his or her tax return. For tax return purposes, the custodial parent is defined by the IRS as the parent or guardian “with whom the child lived the greater number of nights during the year.” If both parents have the child or children an equal amount of nights, the parent with the higher adjusted gross income is considered the custodial parent. (more…)
Online Coordination of Parenting Time Schedules
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Separated parents of minor children frequently quarrel over the logistics of parenting time, especially considering children’s hectic schedules with sports and other extracurricular activities and during the holidays. Fortunately, Indiana has Parenting Time Guidelines (IPTG), which Judges frequently default to, at least in part, when issuing rulings on custody and visitation. The IPTG equally divides holidays between the parents, alternating them over a two year period. For instance, a father might have the children all even-numbered Thanksgivings; the mother might have Thanksgiving with the children in all odd-numbered years. (more…)
News Alert – Indiana Child Support Guidelines will Change in 2010
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009In January of 2010, revisions to the Indiana Child Support Guidelines will take effect. The major areas of change are as follows:
- “Negative support” is now presumed if the guidelines calculation results in the custodial parent paying support, absent grounds for a deviation. (more…)
Indiana Family Law – Relocation Issues Pertaining to Child Custody
Thursday, September 17th, 2009If you are divorced or separated with children or have a child with someone to whom you were never married, you should be aware of that Indiana law requires you to notify the other parent that you are planning to move. Indiana law regarding notice of intention to relocate is found at Indiana Code 31-17-2.2 et seq. The Indiana Code can be found at the Access Indiana website (www.in.gov). (more…)
Spotlight on Family Law – What are Parenting Time Coordinators?
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009There is statistical evidence that high conflict divorces do damage to children. The courthouse should be considered the last option to resolve family conflicts, because contested hearings are expensive, often must be set far off in the future, and the stress of airing a family’s grievances generally serves to intensify rather than resolve the hostility between parties. Unfortunately, there are certain cases which for various reasons seem to return to court over and over again on parenting time issues. (more…)