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Divorce and Family Law

Divorce

Dissolution of a marriage can be one of the most stressful and emotional times in a person's lifetime. Many Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP attorneys have expertise in divorce and family law related issues. Divorce is a time when you need a competent advocate advising you in a rational and objective manner. Because of the firm's vast amount of experience in this highly stressful area you can be certain that your interests will be best represented in a professional, efficient and empathetic manner. Our experience includes investigating all reasonable alternatives to reach the final objective, including the settlement negotiation, mediation and litigation processes.
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Paternity

Situations where a child has been born out of wedlock present their own unique challenges and issues. Mothers may want to secure financial support for pre-natal and birthing expenses, child and educational support, health insurance and uninsured health care expenses. Or the mother may wish to obtain appropriate orders regarding custody and parenting time that are based on important circumstances. Fathers may wish to insure that their financial support is appropriate under the law, or may want to secure rights with respect to custody and parenting time. Attorneys at Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP are prepared to carefully and guide their clients through all of these issues.
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Child Custody

Who cares for, controls and provides support for a child can oftentimes be a very complex and litigious matter where decisions are made while a parent is under a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety. The complexities of the differing types of custody – legal custody, joint legal custody, physical custody, and joint physical custody – can be easily misunderstood with serious consequences for the selection and agreement to an unwanted and sometimes unwarranted type of custody. Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP family law attorneys are highly experienced in all types of custody matters, have extensive experience in working with custody evaluators and will be your advocate before the courts.
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Parenting Time

Something as simple as when each parent can expect to have time with his or her child is oftentimes the most misunderstood and overlooked issue in a divorce or paternity case. Parenting time, also most referred to as visitation, is a separate and distinct issue from custody. This issue is one of the most hotly contested in family law and is all too often debated in the presence of a child. Whether the situation involves determining who gets the child on Christmas or birthday, or one parent continuously bringing a child back late, or a myriad of other circumstances that arise, the attorneys at Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP will explore all reasonable alternatives and zealously advocate for your parental rights. When parents find themselves unable to resolve these matters on their own in a mutually agreeable manner, it may be time to invoke the courts for clearer guidance or stricter sanctions. Alternatives involving parenting coordinators and mediation can also be explored. Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP family law attorneys are well versed in all matters involving parenting time and stand ready to counsel and represent you when needed. Review the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines.
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Child Support

A parent's legal obligation to contribute to the economic support of his or her child is not-optional. Likewise, a child support order should not be presumed to be fair and equitable. Determining a person's gross income, for the purposes of a child support calculation, can sometimes be quite complicated for the self-employed, or those who received social security benefits or irregular income in the form of bonuses, commissions or distributions. Other issues may arise concerning parenting time credit, work-related child care expenses, health insurance and uninsured health care expenses for the child. Whether you need to ensure that your child receives all the support legally due, or if you need to be certain that the amount of child support you pay is appropriate under the law, you may confidently retain one of the firm's attorneys who specialize in this emotional and sometimes volatile area of law to guide you through the process. Review the Indiana Child Support Guidelines. Review the Indiana Supreme Court Child Support Calculator.
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Post Divorce Disputes

When circumstances change following the granting of a final divorce it oftentimes becomes necessary to return to court to modify custody, child support, or parenting time. Issues may involve sudden loss of employment, sudden disability, drug or alcohol abuse by a parent, the relocation of a parent, discovery of fraud during the original divorce process, or compliance issues related to child support, parenting time or other provisions of the original divorce decree. Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP family law attorneys are extremely well versed with the myriad of post-divorce issues that follow final divorce decrees. Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP will advocate for you through litigation or mediation to ensure the modification is fair and reasonable.
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Adoption

Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP has attorneys who are experienced in the adoption of both newborn children and those children who are the victims of divorce or the death of one parent and the remarriage of the other parent. Adoption is a very important and complex process that must be handled competently. Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP family law attorneys have the resources available and experience necessary to ensure that both the benefits and consequences of the adoption process are understood thoroughly by the adoptive parents and that the best interests of the child are achieved.
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Guardianship

You can trust Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP family law attorneys to ensure that the well-being of a child remains a focal point and pinnacle in all matters involving divorce, adoption and other family law matters. The same dedication and standards apply for the care of those who are incapacitated or disabled. Because it is imperative that only the best representation is provided for those whom guardianship is being considered, you need only look to the vast array of experience and sensitivity Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP family law attorneys maintain to assist you in this area of law.
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