Facing large amounts of debts often seems isolating with no good options for fixing the situation. These moments are exactly what bankruptcy was created to address, and Chapter 7 bankruptcy can offer debtors primarily holding consumer-based debts the ability to eliminate these obligations so they can start rebuilding their lives. While bankruptcy does represent a...

The logistics of sharing custody of a child will at some point lead to disagreement. Even during less hectic times of the year, trying to coordinate schedules that vary from the parenting time schedule will sometimes require modification as to when and where a child will see a particular parent. This potential for conflict is...

Anyone who has experienced mental illness through a friend or loved one knows how overwhelming and destructive these conditions can be. Marriages are particularly vulnerable to falling apart and ending in divorce when a spouse or child has a mental illness. A recent survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers found that lawyers handling...

Once a person really gets serious about the possibility of divorce, many questions about the legal process and the implications of ending the marriage often come up. Divorce is not an easy or fast decision for most spouses, but knowing what to expect once the wheels are put into motion may provide some peace of...

Living away from one’s child is never an easy situation to reconcile, but as long as regular and reasonable contact occurs, parents generally are able to deal with the distance. When parents divorce or separate, most assume that the physical distance from their child will be small enough to allow for the easy exercise of...

Getting married in a foreign locale is often seen as a romantic and exotic way to mark this happy occasion. Getting divorced in a foreign country can also have its appeal as a somewhat dramatic way to end the marriage, while also providing a more definitive mark to transition from married to single life. Once...

Children certainly have a vested interest in the outcome of a divorce or child custody matter, and some will have strong opinions about which parent is their primary caretaker. Parents may support a child’s desire to voice his or her opinion to the court, and ask that the child be permitted to testify as to...

Divorce can stir up a lot of negative emotions, but few spouses would truly desire the demise of the other side. However, while uncommon, it does happen that one spouse dies during the pendency of divorce or when post-judgment issues are still outstanding. Because it is so rare, divorcing spouses generally do not give any...

Many divorces are preceded by the couple separating, usually with one moving to another residence, but sometimes just to a different room in the home. This period of separation is used by some couples to reassess the feasibility of saving the marriage and by others as a precursor to divorce. Depending upon the circumstances, spouses...

Child support is a touchy subject for many parents due to commonly conflicting views on the adequacy of the amount provided versus the way the money is spent. However, once this obligation is established by a court order or through an administrative order with the Child Support Program, part of Indiana’s Department of Child Services,...