Marion Superior Court Family Division is growing! With Governor Holcomb’s appointments of the Honorable Melanie Kendrick and Philip Sheward, the Family Division has added courts D22 and D24, growing the division to seven full-time family courts. 

Marion Superior Court Family Division is growing! With Governor Holcomb’s appointments of the Honorable Melanie Kendrick and Philip Sheward, the Family Division has added courts D22 and D24, growing the division to seven full-time family courts. 

On August 11, 2023, the Marion Superior Court Family Division, with the support of the IndyBar Family Law and ADR Sections, volunteer mediators, the Marion Superior Court Executive Committee, Court Administration, and support staff; hosted the largest Mediation Day to date. The goal for the day was 40 mediations; the day began with 37 mediations scheduled, 34 of which took place. 25 families reached complete or almost complete agreements, for a 74% success rate on resolution for those cases mediated.  

On August 11, 2023, the Marion Superior Court Family Division, with the support of the IndyBar Family Law and ADR Sections, volunteer mediators, the Marion Superior Court Executive Committee, Court Administration, and support staff; hosted the largest Mediation Day to date. The goal for the day was 40 mediations; the day began with 37 mediations scheduled, 34 of which took place. 25 families reached complete or almost complete agreements, for a 74% success rate on resolution for those cases mediated.  

Don’t let the excellence of those around you go unrecognized. It only takes a few minutes to nominate a colleague who stands out in the crowd. The Indianapolis legal community is fortunate to be home to many talented, dedicated professionals, and we need your help in identifying the best of the best. 

Nominations are encouraged for the following IndyBar awards via a single online application form that only takes a few minutes to complete.

Don’t let the excellence of those around you go unrecognized. It only takes a few minutes to nominate a colleague who stands out in the crowd. The Indianapolis legal community is fortunate to be home to many talented, dedicated professionals, and we need your help in identifying the best of the best. 

Nominations are encouraged for the following IndyBar awards via a single online application form that only takes a few minutes to complete.

For members who were unable to attend the August 31 Family Law Court Update, the recording is now available. 

For members who were unable to attend the August 31 Family Law Court Update, the recording is now available. 

    Those of us “in the trenches” of family law know the value (er, need!) of a good, seasoned parenting coordinator on our highest conflict cases.  These are the cases with parents so focused on “winning” against the other parent that, by the time the child finishes high school, they have already spent the entire cost of college on 18 years of bickering over issues like extracurricular activities and exchange drop-off times.  The value of a parenting coordinator in providing a more efficient, cost-effective, child-focused dispute resolution process outside the courtroom is immeasurable.  Yet, parenting coordination trainings are few and far between.  The last time such a training was offered in central Indiana was in 2018…. Five years ago!

    Those of us “in the trenches” of family law know the value (er, need!) of a good, seasoned parenting coordinator on our highest conflict cases.  These are the cases with parents so focused on “winning” against the other parent that, by the time the child finishes high school, they have already spent the entire cost of college on 18 years of bickering over issues like extracurricular activities and exchange drop-off times.  The value of a parenting coordinator in providing a more efficient, cost-effective, child-focused dispute resolution process outside the courtroom is immeasurable.  Yet, parenting coordination trainings are few and far between.  The last time such a training was offered in central Indiana was in 2018…. Five years ago!