STATE OF INDIANA
COUNTY OF HARRISON

 IN THE HARRISON CIRCUIT COURT

AMENDED STANDING ORDER TO ATTEND SEMINAR
The HARRISON CIRCUIT COURT, in accordance with Indiana Code 31-15-9-1, finds that it would be in the best interest of the minor child or children  of the parties to encourage mediation and cooperation between divorcing parents prior to and after dissolution of their marriage.

The Court further finds that a Mandatory Seminar will:

  1. Aid parents in post-separation parenting;
  2. Aid development of healthy child/parent relationships in a post separation setting;
  3. Be in the best interest of the minor child/children; and,
  4. Encourage agreements between the parties concerning child-related matters.

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED by the HARRISON CIRCUIT COURT that both of the parties in any cause of action for Dissolution of Marriage, in which there is a minor child/children under (18) years of age, attend a seminar entitled "TransParenting". Attendance shall be mandatory for all parties in a Dissolution of Marriage action that is filed on or after May 1, 2000, if there is a minor child/children under eighteen (18) years of age.

The four-hour course shall be completed by both parties within forty-five (45) days of the filing of the Petition for Dissolution and prior to the Final Hearing. Parties are responsible for paying the cost of this program which is $35.00 per person.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the parties in an action for dissolution of marriage are to contact Clark Memorial Hospital's "TransParenting" Clerk at (812) 283-2918 or (812) 283-2811 Monday through Friday between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. to register to attend this seminar without further notice. Failure to complete the seminar can result in a party being ordered to appear and show cause why he/she should not be held in Contempt of Court and punished.

The attorney for each petitioner in a dissolution proceeding (in which there is minor child under the age of eighteen) shall inform the petitioner of this seminar requirement shall prepare a NOTICE OF SEMINAR REQUIREMENT in conformity with the attachment for service upon the respondent with the initial pleadings and summons filed.

The Clerk of this Court shall inform each petitioner in a dissolution proceeding (in which there is a minor child under the age of eighteen), who is a pro se litigant, of this seminar requirement and his/her duty to prepare a NOTICE OF SEMINAR REQUIREMENT in conformity with the attachment for service upon the respondent with the initial pleadings and summons filed.

SO ORDERED this 1st day of July, 2000

[ SIGNATURE ON FILE ]
H. LLOYD WHITIS, JUDGE+
HARRISON CIRCUIT COURT

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