Important Announcement from Van Winkle Legal
Clients and Friends of Van Winkle Legal,
Your safety, and the safety of the lawyers and staff of Van Winkle Legal, are our highest priority. To continue delivering high quality legal services to our clients, we closed our physical office until further notice in hopes of minimizing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Our lawyers will be telecommuting and they are ready and able to meet with you by videoconference using either Zoom, FaceTime, or phone. We are also able to conduct remote execution of estate planning documents to meet our clients’ needs. Our normal business hours will remain in effect. Thank you for your patience as we navigate through these highly unusual circumstances.
Summer is nearing its end and many kids in Indianapolis are back to school some for the first time in a year or more. However, if a child’s parents divorced over the summer, this school year may look very different than in years past. The following is an overview of...
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Parents in Indiana usually want what is best for their children. However, sometimes the problem is that parents disagree on what, exactly, that is. Whether the parents are going through a divorce or they were never married to begin with, child custody can be an issue...
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