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Carmel Child Custody Attorney Serving The Indianapolis Area

Experienced Child Custody Lawyers Addressing All of Your Custody, Child Support & Visitation Questions and Concerns

Going through a divorce when the two of you share a child or children together is much more complicated than most other forms of divorce. Not only do you and your ex-spouse need to think about what benefits you two the most, but you have to now think about what is right for your children.

Instead of facing this troubling time alone, or trying to force yourself to work with an ex you might want nothing to do with, allow our child custody lawyers in Carmel and Indianapolis from Roberts Means Roncevic Kapela to come to your assistance. In addition to creating custody, support, and visitation orders, we can also assist with modifying custody and modifying support orders. Established in 2004 and comprised of an eclectic team of diverse minds, our Carmel child custody lawyers believe we should be your first choice for legal counsel.

Dial (317) 569-2200 to Set Up a Consultation with Our Carmel Child Custody Lawyers Today.

What Is Legal Versus Physical Custody? Will I Receive Partial or Full Custody?

Indiana State legislation recognizes two distinct forms of custody over a child: physical and legal, as well as full and partial. Both are critical for your divorce proceedings and will heavily influence all of your lives going forward. Be sure you fully understand your child custody agreement and how it pertains to all forms of custody before you sign anything. Speak to your experienced family law attorney in Indianapolis or Carmel if you are uncertain. Our Carmel child custody attorneys will be happy to help.

Consider the following four definitions of custody:

  1. Physical: Determines where your child will live, go to school, and generally spend their time.
  2. Legal: Determines how significant life decisions, like upbringing and medical care, are chosen and handled.
  3. Full: You get final say in most decisions relative to your child, regardless of how the other parent feels, and your child lives with you and only you. The other parent must request visitation to see their child.
  4. Shared: Your child will live with you and the other parents, determined by a parenting time schedule. Major life decisions will require input from the two of you, unless an emergency dictates otherwise.

Example: If you have shared physical custody but full legal custody of your child, your child may live with you during the weekdays but with your ex-spouse during the weekend. Despite this split time table, you will be the only one permitted to make difficult choices about their life and upbringing.

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Why Choose RMRK?

Qualities that Break the Stereotype
  • Placing a focus beyond the case to understand our clients’ objectives and big-picture goals.
  • Listening to and collaborating with our clients to develop a shared strategic vision.
  • Accomplished attorneys who are annually rated by their peers for inclusion on the prestigious list of Indiana SuperLawyers.
  • Unafraid to make difficult decisions and eager to confront the challenges facing our clients.

Best Interests and Parenting Time Guidelines

The divorce courts in Indiana State are instructed to come to conclusions that are in the “best interests” of your children, not necessarily of you and your spouse. This means that their needs will be put first and foremost. It does not mean that you cannot persuasively argue as to why you deserve full custody, or whatever your aim may be.

A court will have to consider the following when determining your child’s best interests:

  • Age and sex of the child
  • Interaction with siblings
  • Child’s comfort in current school
  • Health of child and parents
  • Criminal history of each parent
  • Income stability of each parent
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Our Experienced Carmel Child Custody Attorneys Can Help

A cursory glance at the proceedings behind child custody, visitation, and child support reveals the underlying complexities and potential frustrations. Prepare your case with confidence by allowing our child custody lawyers in Carmel & Indianapolis, Indiana, handle it for you. We are well-versed with legalese, the law, and litigation, capable of standing up for your rights in court or in the conference room. Our lawyers can also assist with child custody and support matters that arise from paternity and legal separation.

Contact us today at (317) 569-2200 and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Our Carmel child custody lawyers represent clients near Indianapolis and throughout Central Indiana.

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