Protective Orders

If you are the victim of domestic or sexual violence, or if you believe you or your children are in danger of being harmed by someone in your life, there is help for you.

Child Support Calculator

Use this calculator to estimate weekly child support payments and produce forms for use in court.

Parenting Class - Porter & LaPorte County

The court requires all parents in cases of divorce, visitation, change of custody, and/or other domestic relations actions to complete the TransParenting program with Family Focus. The TransParenting program is a four (4) hour seminar in which both parents must attend and successfully complete in order for their divorce to be finalized.

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Click here to view TransParenting Class Schedule 2021

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Child Support Payments

Do you need to make a child support payment?  Here is everything you need to know about how and where to make your child support payment.

Child Support Payment History

This Website allows you to view details regarding your Child Support Payments. You can view the last five payments posted for a particular case, or the five most recently processed payments, regardless of which case the payments were posted to.

Parenting Class - Lake County

All parents who are going through a divorce in Lake County, must complete a mandatory co-parenting class before a divorce may be finalized. The DRCB offers the TransParenting® co-parenting class for divorcing parents. TransParenting® is a co-parenting class that focuses on how effective parenting during a divorce can lessen the negative impact of divorce on children. Before attending the live TransParenting® class, each parent completes the work at www.UpToParents.org.

The DRCB offers the class on a monthly basis at the Lake County Government Center. The class session runs from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, and the fee for the class is $50.00 per person. For more information or to register for the class please call the DRCB at 219-755-3683.