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A parenting time schedule that worked when a child was a toddler may not work for a busy teenager, and a new job, a move, or a change in a parent’s situation can make an existing schedule hard to follow. Parenting time modification covers requests to change how much time a child spends with each parent, when exchanges happen, how holidays and summers are divided, and whether any restrictions, like supervision, should be added or removed.
Indiana makes it easier to modify parenting time than to modify custody. A court may modify parenting time whenever the change would serve the best interests of the child. That means a parent doesn’t have to show the same kind of substantial change required for a custody modification, though the court still wants a good reason for the change and evidence that it will help the child.
Restricting a parent’s time is different. Indiana courts can’t restrict a parent’s parenting time unless they find that the parenting time might endanger the child’s physical health or significantly impair the child’s emotional development. Restrictions can include supervised parenting time, limits on overnights, or conditions like substance abuse testing. A parent who has been restricted can also ask the court to lift those restrictions once the concerns have been addressed.
At RileyCate, we represent parents asking for more time, a different schedule, or new restrictions, and parents responding to those requests. When the problem is that the other parent isn’t following the current order, our Parenting Time Disputes page explains enforcement options.
Changing a parenting time schedule takes a clear plan and evidence that the change helps your child. Keith L. Hancock leads our family law team. Keith is Of Counsel at RileyCate, LLC, and family law is the primary focus of his practice. His background includes work as a deputy prosecutor, deputy public defender, associate attorney, and founding member of his own prior firm, giving him a practical understanding of how cases are prepared, negotiated, and tried.
Keith personally oversees every family law matter we take on, working with the attorneys, associates, and staff the case calls for based on its size and complexity, so you get responsive, informed representation from the outset.
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We represent individuals, families, and small businesses across Fishers, Indianapolis, and surrounding counties in personal injury and complex litigation, business and real estate disputes, criminal defense, and appeals.
Will Riley and Russell Cate personally oversee every matter, staffing each case to its size and complexity. Both are recognized as Super Lawyers and have argued before the Indiana Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Will also holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer designation.
We are trial-tested, not just settlement-focused. We have tried hundreds of cases, because insurance companies, opposing businesses, and prosecutors negotiate differently with a firm willing to go the distance.
If your parenting time schedule no longer works for your family, a modification may help. We offer a consultation to review your order and explain your options. Reach out to RileyCate today to speak with a family law attorney.
