Adoption by a stepparent can bring a family closer and provide a child with both financial and emotional security. Before an adoption can take place, the biological parent must consent to the adoption in most cases. A new case from the Court of Appeals of Indiana, In...
Compassionate Guidance Through Difficult Personal Times
Cross Glazier Reed Burroughs Staff
Month: March 2022
Can I modify my divorce decree?
When the judge issues your divorce decree, you may be perfectly happy with the result or sense problems from the beginning. After your divorce is final, you may be able to modify some aspects of a divorce decree, but not others. For example, you can rarely change the...
Is the concept of attachment really the best guide in custody cases?
During custody cases, people like to use the concept of "attachment" when discussing what type of arrangement might be in the child's best interest. But what does that mean and is it really the most useful guide for discussing custody? In general, people use...