Longstreet Law, LLC

07/02/2025

Friendly reminder: this year Fourth of July under the Guidelines belongs to the non-custodial parent. The holiday starts at 6pm on July 3rd, and goes through 6pm on July 5th. Happy Independence Day!! Have a safe and fun holiday. 🇺🇸🎇

05/02/2025

Congratulations Zebell family! It was my great pleasure to assist your family in becoming an “official” family. Wishing you nothing but the best and all the happiness your hearts can hold. ❤️

02/12/2025

It never gets any easier each time I hear the news that a client has passed away. This was most certainly a special one. In her asking for my help, she helped me in so many ways, too. I will never forget her and the times we spent together over the years. Rest easy ❤️🙏🏼

12/19/2024

Christmas Break begins today for South Bend Community School Corporation students! Let's use their break calendar for an example of how to utilize the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines for this holiday:

This year, the custodial parent shall have the first half of the Christmas vacation, and the noncustodial parent shall have the second half of the Christmas vacation.

To determine the split of the halves, you count how many overnights are from the day your child gets out of school, until the night prior to them returning to school.

If your split of the break does not include Christmas Day, you still have time with the child/children on Christmas Day from noon until 9:00PM.

Using the South Bend Community School Corporation calendar for this year, the spilt would be as follows, given that there are 18 overnights from the last day of school (Dec. 19) until the day prior to school starting back up (Jan. 5, each parent shall have nine (9) overnights on break:

Custodial parent’s half begins on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 6:00PM, and goes through December 28, 2024, at 6:00PM. Non-custodial parent has time with child/children on Christmas Day from noon until 9PM.

Non-custodial parent’s half begins on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at 6:00PM, and goes through Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 6:00PM.

Keep in mind that this schedule overrides the regular parenting time schedule, and that the Guidelines do not count New Years Eve and New Years Day as separate holidays.

If your child is three (3) years or older, but not yet enrolled in an academic childcare program or educational facility, then the district school calendar or the district where the child primarily resides shall control for the purpose of determining holiday parenting time. If you share parenting time equally, then you will use the district school calendar of the parent paying controlled expenses to determine holiday parenting time.

If you have children under the age of 3, it is slightly different, as the non-custodial parent receives a certain block of time with the child/children on Christmas Day only (in addition to their regularly scheduled parenting time):
· Birth to age 4 months: two hours
· Age 5 months through age 9 months: three hours
· Age 10 months through Age 12 months: eight hours
· Age 13 months through age 18 months: eight hours
· Age 19 months through 36 months: ten hours
**the time frame is not specified, except the child is to be returned home one hour before bedtime.

Last thing: if your child’s birthday, or a parent’s birthday falls within the Christmas vacation, the Christmas vacation schedule takes precedence.

I hope that this practical example and explanation will save you all some stress over this holiday season. Enjoy the time that you have with your children, and your families. Be safe, and happy holidays.

11/27/2024

Under the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines, Thanksgiving this year belongs to the non-custodial parent. The holiday starts at 6pm this evening, and goes through 6pm on Sunday. Here at Longstreet Law, we are thankful for you. Have a Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

07/03/2024

Friendly reminder: under the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines, it is the custodial parent’s Fourth of July holiday, beginning today at 6:00PM through Friday, July 5, at 6:00PM.

Happy Independence Day! Have a safe and happy holiday. 🎆🇺🇸

06/28/2024

When your client has a nickname for you, and shows up to your office to give you this ahead of a settlement conference…and then you settle the case in your client’s favor! 💪🏼

06/25/2024

Do you have an 18-year old or a soon to be 18-year old? Did you know that once your child is 18, there can be barriers to getting your child help since the law regards them as legal adults at that age? I can help. I recommend every parent should have their 18-year old sign a power of attorney that can give the parent access to medical and financial information to help with any issues that might arise. Reach out to me today and let’s talk about how I can help.

05/07/2024

Congratulations to the Green family! So honored to be able to help you make your family legally “official” through adoption. Love the love in this photo. ❤️

02/12/2024

These 3 hidden consequences of a criminal conviction can hurt more than fines or jail time.

And how can expungement help?

12/22/2023

As we approach the Christmas Vacation, here are some practical tips on how it works under the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines:

This year, the non-custodial parent shall have the first half of the Christmas vacation, and the custodial parent shall have the second half of the Christmas vacation.

To determine the split of the halves, you count how many overnights are from the day your child gets out of school, until the night prior to them returning to school.

If your split of the break does not include Christmas Day, you still have time with the child/children on Christmas Day from noon until 9:00PM.

As an example using the South Bend Community School Corporation calendar for this year, the spilt would be as follows, given that there are 18 overnights from the last day of school (Dec. 21) until the night prior to school starting back up (Jan. 7), each parent shall have nine (9) overnights on break:

Non-Custodial parent’s half begins on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 6:00PM, and goes through December 30, 2023, at 6:00PM. Custodial parent has time with child/children on Christmas Day from noon until 9PM.

Custodial parent’s half begins on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at 6:00PM, and goes through January 7, 2024.

Keep in mind that this schedule overrides the regular parenting time schedule, and that the Guidelines do not count New Years Eve and New Years Day as separate holidays.

If your child is three (3) years or older, but not yet enrolled in an academic child care program or educational facility, then the district school calendar or the district where the child primarily resides shall control for the purpose of determining holiday parenting time. If you share parenting time equally, then you will use the district school calendar of the parent paying controlled expenses to determine holiday parenting time.

If you have children under the age of 3, it is slightly different, as the custodial parent receives a certain block of time with the child/children on Christmas Day only:

· Birth to age 4 months: two hours

· Age 5 months through age 9 months: three hours

· Age 10 months through Age 12 months: eight hours

· Age 13 months through age 18 months: eight hours

· Age 19 months through 36 months: ten hours

**the time frame is not specified, except the child is to be returned home one hour before bedtime.

Last thing: if your child’s birthday, or a parent’s birthday falls within the Christmas vacation, the Christmas vacation schedule takes precedence.

I hope that this practical example and explanation will save you all some stress over this holiday season. Enjoy the time that you have with your children, and your families. Be safe, and happy holidays.

11/21/2023

Holiday Reminder under the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines: Thanksgiving this year belongs to the custodial parent. The holiday starts on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at 6:00PM, and goes through Sunday, November, 26, 2023 at 6:00PM. Remember that the holiday time takes over any regular parenting time. (if it was your alternating weekend parenting time, the holiday just eats that time up, gobble gobble)

Are the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines confusing to you? Reach out to me today for help and advice on getting through. Don't let the holidays be a troubling time. Let's focus on making this as enjoyable as possible for our children and our families. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, I am thankful for each and every one of you.