Indiana Divorce – What Is a Child of The Marriage?

February 27th, 2010 admin

Something here that we lawyers might take for granted but seems to elude non-lawyers. Children from an earlier marriage or relationship are not included as children of the present marriage – even if they are living with you and your spouse. Something trickier occurs when a question arises as to whether the husband is the father of the wife’s child. The Indiana Supreme Court took on this problem in Russell v. Russell , 682 NE 2d 513 (1997): Before the dissolution court may make a child custody or support determination, it must first…


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  1. July 26th, 2010 at 14:22
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    Good work ! Keep us posting, you are good writer.

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