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Lake County family law information presented by Christopher C. Hedges, Attorney at Law

If you have a Lake County family law issue, please call Christopher C. Hedges today at (219) 973-2738.

Parents going through divorce or dealing with family law issues in Lake County will find the following resources to be invaluable in understanding the way a divorce or other family law case operates in the Lake County courts.

If you need an attorney for a family law matter, please call my Crown Point office to set up an appointment. I serve people in divorce, separation, paternity, and other family law cases in Merrillville, Gary, Crown Point, Hammond, East Chicago, Dyer, Schererville, Lake Station, Hobart, Munster, Griffith, Highland, Whiting and Lowell and other Northwest Indiana cities and towns.

Family Law : Lake County, Indiana Local Court Rules

Lake County, Indiana Local Rules of Family Law. This PDF document contains local rules of court, including Lake County's family law local rules. Wives and husbands will want to read Lake County's local family law rules because of the new requirements that parties engage in a cooperative model of divorce, rather than the adversarial style of the past. As Merrillville lawyers, we keep up to date with family law changes as they occur.

According to the Lake County Local Rules of Family Law:

The Circuit and Superior Courts of Lake County recognize that conflict in family cases is destructive and often dangerous. Litigating family cases does not end or resolve the conflict; it heightens the conflict. The cooperative model for handling family cases is implemented in order to minimize such conflict and, instead, foster the healthy and child-sensitive functioning of families.

Divorce | Separation | Paternity : Required Reading for Lake County Parents

LakeCountyKids.org. This site sets forth information on Lake County's required cooperative divorce proceedings for parents of minor children.

Lake County's local family law rules require parents to complete the work required by the following websites within thirty (30) days of filing a petition for divorce, legal separation or paternity. If you have a family law case and live in Merrillville, Crown Point, Gary, or any other Lake County city or town, please call Christopher C. Hedges today at (219) 973-2738 to set up an appointment.

UpToParents.org. (Dissolution cases) Parents in Lake County, Indiana who are involved in divorce cases are required to complete the work contained in the UpToParents.org website.

WhileWeHeal.org. (Legal Separation cases) Parents of minor children in legal separation proceedings are required to complete the work outlined in this site by the Lake County courts.

ProudToParent.org. (Paternity cases) Parents involved in paternity cases are required to complete the work outlined in the Proud to Parent site.

Divorce | Separation : Lake County Parenting Classes

Co-Parenting Classes: Families and Divorce, Working It Out. (Divorce and Legal Separation cases) Parents going through divorce and legal separation are required by the Lake County courts to attend a co-parenting class. Information about the co-parenting classes, schedules, and registration information is provided at the Regional Mental Health Center's website.

Family Law | Indiana Code

Indiana Family Law Code

Call lawyer Christopher C. Hedges today at (219) 973-2738 to set up an appointment.

Christopher C. Hedges, Lawyer

1260 E. Summit Street

Crown Point, Indiana 46307

(219) 973-2738

(Right next to Buddy & Pals in Crown Point)