Indiana Family Law Offices

Although Indiana is a “no-fault” divorce state, the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage must declare the appropriate grounds upon which the dissolution is being sought. The appropriate lawful ground will be that which the parties agree upon and can substantiate, or that which the filing spouse desires to prove to the court. The dissolution of marriage grounds are as follows:

Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.

Fault:

• The felony conviction of either of the parties;
• Impotence; or
• Incurable insanity for a period of at least two years.

Unfortunately, how much a divorce costs is based on too many variables to provide an estimate of anticipated costs. The costs depend on the actions of the parties, their needs and wants, and how they choose to seek those goals. You are the best person to evaluate your ability to afford the process, and this analysis should be done on a continuing basis.

An annulment may be granted upon a showing by a party of one of the following grounds: one spouse is under age or was mentally incompetent to consent; the marriage was obtained by fraud; one spouse is of unsound mind; or one spouse was married in another state with the intent to evade the marriage laws of Indiana.

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In Indiana, who receives custody of the children is based on the best interests of the child. What is in the best interests of the child is determined by the court based on an analysis of a series of factors set forth by statute.

Once the issues of custody and visitation have been resolved by agreement or the court, specific procedures must be followed to change the arrangement.

In order to support a request for a change to a custody or visitation arrangement, the parent seeking the modification must show a substantial change in circumstances. Courts will almost always consider a request for modification if there is a showing that the child is endangered by the current custody arrangement.

If a custody modification is contested, then the parent seeking the change should be prepared for what will likely be a contentious hearing.

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