Karen Wyle
Handling Your Appeals Throughout IndianaI am an appellate attorney with over 36 years' experience. I graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1980. I primarily practice in the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court, but am a member of the Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court bars. I am also an inactive member of the California bar. I am located near Bloomington in Monroe County, Indiana, but handle appeals throughout Indiana. I have also appeared pro hac vice in various other states. I handle both civil and criminal appeals, although the bulk of my practice involves civil appeals. Those appeals may involve contracts, torts, family law, real estate disputes, municipal liability, etc. Since writing an amicus brief in the case of Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000), I have become well acquainted with the constitutional, statutory and public policy issues raised by grandparent visitation disputes.
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- Grandparent Visitation Disputes
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I generally offer clients a choice of an hourly rate or a flat fee. Flat fees are determined after an initial free consultation, with $5,000.00 as the most frequent flat fee for a civil appeal.
- California
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- Indiana
- Harvard Law School
- J.D.
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- Honors: Graduated cum laude
- Activities: International Law Society Practice judge, Jessup Moot Court Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Law Review Women's Law Association
- Third Place, Harrison Legal Writing Award
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar
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- Indiana State Bar Association
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- Monroe County Bar Association
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- Fundamental versus Deferential: Appellate Review of Terminations of Parental Rights
- Indiana Law Journal Supplement
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- Q. Does a grandparent have any legal rights when it comes to visitation with grandchildren?
- A: Major caveat: I am not licensed to practice in Ohio. You should consult at least one Ohio family law attorney.
Grandparents have the ability to go to court and seek grandparent visitation in some circumstances, which may include yours. However, at least theoretically, the court is required, as a matter of U.S. constitutional law acknowledged by the Ohio Supreme Court, to start out by presuming that a fit custodial parent's (your) decision to limit or deny grandparent visitation is in the child's best interests. It is up to the petitioning grandparent to rebut (disprove) this presumption. The court must give "special weight" to the parent's views. Exactly what is ... Read More
- Q. Is there a such thing as grandparents rights in TN? If so are they possible to gain if the father isn't on the BC?
- A: First, let me make clear that I am NOT admitted to practice in Tennessee -- and I strongly recommend that you consult not the Internet, but a Tennessee family law attorney, in person, if at all feasible.
That said, it's my understanding that Tennessee does allow grandparents to sue for visitation in some circumstances. A recent Tennessee case indicates that the statute governing the matter is T.C.A. § 36-6-306. Key statutory language includes the following (can't paste it all due to space limitations):
The grandparent gets a hearing if . . .
(2) The child's father or mother are divorced, legally separated, or were never married to each other;
. . .
(5) ... Read More
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