Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Indiana

If I re marry is my new wife considered a parent by the indiana guidelines and do I have to give my ex first choice to watch my child if I have to work or can he stay with his new step mom


Asked on 3/21/12, 5:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kenneth Wilk Rubino Ruman Crosmer & Polen

Your new wife is not a replacement parent and she does not have any rights. Details about watching the child worked out first with the child's mother, and in accordance with the custody provisions of your divorce decree. If the mother has no objection to the stepmother watching the child, then there is no problem. This is something that mature adults should be able to work out politely and rationally without a lawyer.

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Answered on 3/22/12, 3:31 pm


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