A child reaches the age of majority at age 18, and the Court no longer has jurisdiction over parenting time. As such, the Court cannot order a...

There are simple answers to this question, but they have complicated consequences. First, "Yes", you can ask for him to pay child support. He...

Yes, it's possible, but it depends. This is not something that you can ask the child support office to do or even do the legwork yourself. You need...

Guardianship is likely the best option for you to seek care of your sister's children. You should seek an attorney's assistance since guardianships...

I'm assuming the person asking this question is the soon-to-be Mother of the child. As Mother, you do not have to let him sign the birth...

Only the Court can "make" you take a drug test. She will want to talk to a lawyer about her options if he's making clean drug screens to be a...

If your husband Is interested in adopting, this could possibly be an interesting case for stepparent adoption. Indiana provides several methods for...

When you're at the hospital, the nurse will discuss the "Paternity Affidavit" which is a legally binding document. There are several...

In Indiana, you cannot give up or "sign away" your parental rights. Once paternity has been established, there is no person or court that can...

If the judge has ordered parenting time/custody as part of the child support, then the order remains until it is changed. This means he is entitled...