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1. Who has Custody of a Child Born Outside of Marriage?

   When an unmarried mother has a child, the mother has legal custody of that child until a court says otherwise. [Note: You can click on the question to go directly to the answer to that question, or you can scroll down the page to see all the questions and ...

2. Modifying Child Custody

   The court can change a custody order if it is in the best interests of the child, and if there has been a substantial change in one of the factors courts think about when making custody decisions. [Note: You can click on the question to go directly to the ...

3. Custodial Parent Moving With Child

   Effective July 1, 2006, if a parent who has custody of a minor child or parenting time with a minor child plans to move to a new residence, that parent must file a notice with the court and send a copy of the notice to the other parent. What kind of notic ...

4. Can my child testify at the custody hearing, or talk to the judge?

   Children can testify in court, but usually they do not. Sometimes the judge will speak to the child in private. [Note: You can click on the question to go directly to the answer to that question, or you can scroll down the page to see all the questions an ...

5. School Enrollment- When Child Goes to Live with Other Parent

   The custodial parent usually enrolls the child in school in that parent's district. If the child goes to live with the other parent, the other parent can enroll the child in his or her district. [Note: You can click on the question to go directly to ...

6. Enrolling a Child in School When You are not the Child's Custodial Parent

   I am not the parent of a child who is living with me. Can I enroll the child in the school district where I live? Probably. Usually, a child should attend school in the district where the child's custodial parent lives. However, if the child is livin ...

7. Guardianes Ad Litem

   En Indiana, cuando hay niños involucrados en casos legales, el juez puede elegir a alguien para ocuparse del bienestar del niño. ¿Qué es un guardián ad litem o un defensor especial designado por la corte? ¿Qué hacen los voluntarios de GAL/CASA? ¿El volunt ...

8. General Information About Visitation

   A parent who does not have custody of a child is usually given reasonable visitation rights. The non-custodial parent will not be given visitation rights if the court finds that the visitation would be harmful to the child's physical or mental health ...

9. Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines

   The Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines are used to set visitation for the parent who does not have custody of the child. The guidelines use the words "parenting time" instead of the word visitation. You can read the Guidelines at Indiana Parentin ...

10. Relationship between Visitation and Child Support

    Visitation and child support are two separate issues. A parent cannot refuse to pay support because she is not getting visitation. A parent cannot refuse visitation because she is not getting child support. [Note: You can click on the question to go direc ...