Guardianships in Indiana

Indiana guardianships allow a third party to care for an adult that cannot make decisions for themselves or a child. Guardianships can be for only the person, for the persons’s financial needs, or for both. When a child is involved, means that a third party, such as a grandparent, can have legal custody of your child. Legally speaking, this means that they have the right to make all decisions concerning your children, including whether or not they provide you with any parenting time.

 
 

Establishing a Guardianship

The State of Indiana has a Child Support Calculator that calculates the weekly child support amount given your families unique circumstances.  I recommend that people get familiar with the calculator so that they can periodically check to see if support needs modified and understand what goes into a child support calculation.  I also recommend that you hire an attorney to represent you in a child support related issue as the numbers can be more complex than they initially paper, for instance what do you do if a parent has occasional overtime or tip wages.  Or what if a parent is supposed to have guideline parenting time but doesn’t exercise their time regularly. We can help look into these issues and work out an appropriate child support order for your situation.

You can also review the Indiana Child Support Guidelines to learn more about how child support is calculated in Indiana.  These rules break down how support should be calculated in more complicated situations define the basic things such as gross income and how to calculate overnights.  

Terminating a Guardianship

There are two ways child support can be changed in Indiana and either party can petition the Court to modify child support.  The requirements are as follows:

  • At least 12 months have passed since the last support order and the new child support amount must differ by at least 20%; or

  • There is a substantial continuing change in circumstances that make the current support order unreasonable. This includes things such as job loss, change in child care, or change in family makeup.

Any modification in support will be applied retroactively to the date the request for modify child support was filed with the Court. So it is important to move quickly if there is a change in your situation.

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