As a facilitator your duties would include: assisting in financial screening, discussing the issues and difficulties of self-representation and the complex issues involved in family law matters involving children and assets, the consequences of mishandling a legal proceeding and the benefits of legal representation.

On June 22, 2016, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued a new decision, "In Re:  Adoption of S.O, A.O, and N.O;  P.P, Appellate/Respondent v A.O, Appellee/Petitioner. The court held: "Trial Court's grant of adoption is reversed and remanded with instructions to consolidate the paternity action and to order a statutorily complaint background check."

Scholarship winner Emily Angel Eads shares her experiences from the 2016 Bench Bar Conference

Do you regularly review the Marion County Commitment to Respect and Civility with new clients? If not, then you should be.

Effective July 1, 2016, the Indiana Supreme and Appellate Courts along with Hamilton County, Indiana Circuit and Superior Courts, go to mandatory e-filing for attorneys. Trial court filers should familiarize themselves with the new Rule 86 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure effective for filings after June 30, 2016.

Lindsay Faulkenberg shares how participating in the Bar Leader Series impacted her, while she made an impact.
 

Do you have an article, editorial, or even just an interesting or informative link you’d like to share with fellow IndyBar Family Law Section members? The Family Law Section is accepting blog submissions for the section’s webpage.

Attorney Katherine Meger Kelsey, Kids’ Voice of Indiana, provides information for family law practitioners regarding third party custody, guardianship, and jurisdiction issues.

The Indiana Court of Appeals on May 11 upheld the Warrick Superior Court's decision changing a child's last name from the maternal name to the paternal name.

Magistrate Tiffany Vivo provides reasons why you should take advantage of the opportunity to attend this year's Bench Bar Conference.