The Lawyer to Help Your Child in Bartholomew County, Indiana

I'm attorney Peter A. Kenny, and I can handle your case in Columbus and elsewhere in Bartholomew County.  I was born and raised in the Hoosier state, and I attended the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington.

I know that adopting a child or being a foster parent can be a complex and sometimes arduous process. I can help.

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What Makes Me Different from Other Lawyers

  1. I can relate personally to your situation. I have four adopted brothers and sisters, and I grew up in a family that cared for dozens of foster children over the years. I know how important it is to get what is best for your child.
  2. I can advise you and help you obtain monies from the many subsidies that are available to families who adopt foster children in Columbus, Bartholomew County, and elsewhere in Indiana for considerable savings.
  3. I have more than 20 years of experience in handling cases related to adoption and foster care all over Indiana, including Bartholomew County.

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My Specialties

  • Adoption from foster care
  • Private adoption
  • Interstate adoption
  • International adoption
  • Step parent adoption
  • Contested adoption
  • Fighting abuse or neglect allegations
  • Guardianship
  • CHINS
  • Third party custody
  • Divorce

 

Serving Bartholomew County, Indiana

I’ve handled cases in more than 75 of Indiana’s 92 counties…from Crown Point to Evansville to Fort Wayne.

I will travel to Columbus and other cities in Bartholomew County to help you get what is best for your child.

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Contact me anytime (24/7) for a free consultation.

Email me
Text 317-502-1234
Call 317-924-4963

Why You Need a Lawyer

When court looms and the consequences of losing are unacceptable, don’t take a chance. Lawyers are especially important to:

  • Handle adoption to make sure your child is placed with you instead of a long-lost relative or other home chosen by the DCS.
  • Fight false allegations of abuse or neglect.
  • Make your voice heard when the people who should be listening aren't.

Learn more about why you need a lawyer.

My story

Adoption and foster care have been a part of my life since my childhood. My parents adopted four of my siblings to add to the eight of us who were "homemade" (as my Dad likes to say). Twelve children were apparently not enough, however, as we had many foster children live with us over the years! One thing that stuck with me about these foster children was that they all seemed to live in limbo, bouncing from foster home back to birth home then to another foster home until they eventually "aged out" of the foster care system with no home to call their own.

I entered Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington with the goal of eventually doing something about this problem of "foster care drift". Since 1997, I have devoted my law practice to representing parents who wish to give permanent homes to children through adoption, and also to foster parents who wish to have legal representation in a variety of settings.

Read more about my background.

“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.”

Forest E Witcraft

 

Contact me anytime (24/7) for a free consultation.

Email me
Text 317-502-1234
Call 317-924-4963