Divorce
Conour still free though judge ‘deeply, deeply concerned’
June 13, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer leading personal-injury attorney William Conour remained free Thursday pending his wire fraud trial after a federal
judge withheld ruling on the government’s bid to revoke his bond on claims that he dissipated assets against court orders.
MoreEx-wife not required to pay attorney fees under FDCPA
May 29, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA woman does not have to pay the attorney fees for her ex-husband after she sought more than $135,000 in owed child support
after he failed to pay for 16 years, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled. The trial court ordered her to pay the fees under
the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
MoreAgainst court orders, Conour auctioned art for $10k
May 28, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer personal injury attorney William Conour claims his ex-wife is in possession of most of the items the government says
are missing from his Carmel home, but he acknowledged auctioning sculptures for $10,000 in an apparent violation of bond conditions
in his federal wire fraud case.
MoreCOA: Mother should have challenged income evidence at trial
May 24, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA mother who claimed that the record doesn’t support her actual or current income after her ex-husband was granted sole
custody of her children should have brought up her concerns at trial, not on appeal, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
MoreCourt affirms giving father custody after mother denies parenting time
May 24, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA LaPorte County mother’s decision to cut off parenting time of her three children with their father supports the trial
court’s order that the father have sole legal and physical custody of the children, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreLawyers’ divorce battle divides COA on joint custody ruling
April 30, 2013
Dave StaffordA lengthy divorce proceeding involving two Fort Wayne attorneys that raised numerous issues on appeal was mostly affirmed
Tuesday, but a dissenting judge cautioned that joint custody was not in the interest of the of the feuding parents’
daughter.
MoreChild support case presents issue of first impression
April 26, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals was presented with an issue for the first time: whether a child support order should be reduced
for the time a child is living on campus when a court has found that the child has repudiated the non-custodial parent, and
on that basis refused to enter an educational support order.
More401(k) contributions are income for child support calculation
February 28, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals Thursday affirmed that the money a father contributed to his 401(k) account during his marriage
may be included as income for purposes as determining child support.
MoreTrouble with the Curves: Ex-husband still owes for franchise’s default
February 26, 2013
Dave StaffordA couple’s failure to inform a landlord of their divorce doesn’t excuse the ex-husband from a default judgment
on rent payments for a health club that his former wife continued to run.
MoreHusband’s settlement proceeds should be included in marital pot
January 31, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the Monroe Circuit Court to include a husband’s settlement proceeds
from an action against his former employer as a marital asset when he and his wife divorced.
MoreCOA affirms man’s conviction of intimidating Dearborn County judge
January 17, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA Dearborn County man who posted numerous articles online about a Superior judge who presided over his divorce alleging the
judge was corrupt and a child abuser had his conviction of intimidation related to the conduct upheld by the Court of Appeals
Thursday. But the judges found intimidation convictions relating to a psychologist who performed the custody evaluation and
the judge’s wife could not stand.
MoreCOA upholds mother’s relocation to Illinois
January 17, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA trial court’s decision to allow a mother and her two children to move to Illinois after marrying her fiancé
was not an abuse of discretion by the court because the father didn’t show how the move would have a negative effect
on the children.
MoreJustices adopt changes to parenting time guidelines
January 10, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has issued a 33-page order that spells out the changes to the state’s parenting time rule
and guidelines. The amendments take effect March 1, 2013.
MoreCourt cites fishy documents in reversing support order
December 28, 2012
Dave StaffordA Marion Superior judge had no jurisdiction to enter a judgment against a father stating he owed $27,522 in support to his
children’s mother, because Canadian court documents and other filings should not have been considered, the Court of
Appeals ruled.
MoreTesty divorce remanded for recalculation
December 27, 2012
Dave StaffordA divorce order that satisfied neither party was sent back to the trial court for recalculation of several provisions.
MoreConour court filings reveal lavish lifestyle
December 19, 2012
Dave StaffordThe ex-attorney is still without counsel in his wire fraud case and is proceeding pro se in his divorce and foreclosure cases.
MoreCOA reminds ex-spouse that turnips cannot bleed
December 14, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlCalling her interpretation of Indiana law incorrect, the Court of Appeals rejected a woman’s argument against the decrease
in her spousal support and reminded her that “one cannot bleed a turnip.”
MoreDivided appeals court affirms denial of incapacity maintenance
December 14, 2012
Dave StaffordA woman with longstanding disabilities denied incapacity maintenance in her divorce judgment convinced one appellate judge
that the trial court abused its discretion, but the majority affirmed the lower court’s decision.
MoreCourt affirms man’s conviction of murder, feticide enhancement
November 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a defendant’s claim that the state should have to prove that he knew his estranged
wife was pregnant when he killed her in order to seek a sentence enhancement under the Indiana feticide enhancement statute.
MoreJustices: COA overreached on reversing trial court custody ruling
November 13, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Court of Appeals got it wrong when it reversed a trial court custody modification in favor of a child’s father,
the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in one of the first opinions joined by Justice Loretta Rush.
MoreJudicial Conference moves parenting time guidelines forward, minus parenting coordination
September 19, 2012
IL StaffThe board of directors of the Indiana Judicial Conference approved proposed changes to the state’s parenting time guidelines
Sept. 14 and sent them to the Supreme Court for review. However, the guidelines were sent on without any suggestions on parenting
coordination.
MoreMan unable to prevent settlement agreement
August 27, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe man who wanted to purchase a divorcing couple’s farm lacked a present interest in the real estate and couldn’t
prevent a settlement agreement between the couple, which led to the husband keeping the farm, the Indiana Court of Appeals
held.
MoreChange in emancipation law brings uncertainty
August 15, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlA difference in paternity and divorce language has attorneys questioning the Legislature's action regarding petitions for
educational support.
MoreMom’s progress leads court to reverse termination
August 13, 2012
Dave StaffordA Grant County mother who lost parental rights to twin children won a reversal of the termination order after the Indiana
Court of Appeals noted her progress in areas of concern to the Department of Child Services.
MoreAttorney suspended for taking client’s children from school for hours
August 13, 2012
Dave StaffordA Morgan County attorney who picked up children from school on behalf of their father, who she was representing, and drove
them around for several hours without notifying the custodial mother was suspended for six months.
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The court of appeals not only tries to rewrite or interpret the law to suit their fancy, now they choose play stupid as well. Every consideration must be given to pro se litigants, who are not held to the same standards as attorneys, as stated by,SCOTUS. I assume they didn't have a lawyer, since one wasn't mentioned and I strongly suggest thatb the rest of the, origional petitioners get back in there and fight for their rights.
the irony of situations like this is that the clients whom conour cheated are the ones who should be pulling hardest for him to remain free and keep his law license, so they have some hopes of him paying back. really bury the guy deep and then there will be little hope of restitution
Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
Wow, just wow.