Holly Wanzer is a founding attorney of Wanzer Edwards, P.C. where she focuses her practice in family law, including collaborative divorce, family mediation, parenting coordination, appeals and representation of children as a guardian ad litem.
Ms. Wanzer earned her Juris Doctor summa cum laude from the Indiana University Robert McKinney School of Law. She graduated magna cum laude from Ball State University, earning her Bachelor of Science degree in English and advertising.
Ms. Wanzer was the founding President of the Board of Directors for the Central Indiana Association of Collaborative Professionals, which provides innovative alternatives to litigating divorce and family law matters, with an emphasis on co-parenting and resolving cases without court intervention. She has presented numerous seminars regarding collaborative law including a two-day basic training for attorneys, mental health practitioners and financial professionals in interdisciplinary collaborative law, an educational teleseminar on Collaborative law for the National Business Institute called “Collaborative Law in Family Law Disputes”, and seminars on the Collaborative family law process for the ICLEF Masters Series program and Indiana State Bar Association’s Solo & Small Firm Conference. She authored the book Introduction to Collaborative Divorce, released by James Publishing in 2014.
Ms. Wanzer is a registered family mediator and trained parenting coordinator providing services to families facing the changing circumstances which accompany dissolution of marriage, custody and parenting time modifications, child support modifications and paternity determinations. Her commitment to the private resolution of family issues, the preservation of positive working relationships within families, and her calm demeanor and sensitivity in the face of emotional challenges make her the ideal choice as a mediator or parenting coordinator for family law matters. Ms. Wanzer is a frequent speaker and presenter on issues involving mediation and mediator ethics.
Ms. Wanzer serves as a guardian ad litem representing the interests of children in courts across central Indiana. She passionately advocates for the best interests of children while at the same time seeking to shield them from the need to personally participate in the legal process.
Ms. Wanzer has been selected as a Super Lawyer by Superlawyers Magazine from 2017-the present. She is a past president of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation which she continues to support as a Distinguished Fellow and Life Fellow. She volunteers her time as a Guardian ad Litem in the Marion County Superior courts and with the Marion County and Hendricks County Modest Means Mediation programs.
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Communication No-No’s
The Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines (“IPTG”) stress the importance of communication between a child and a parent. Section I of the IPTG contains specific directions regarding communication in general and in various forms such as telephone, mail and electronic communication. In each section the IPTG stresses that a child is entitled to private and unimpeded communication with a parent. Both the parent exercising parenting time and the one communicating with the child need to behave in a reasonable way. When trying to figure out what is “reasonable,” it is easiest to examine what the IPTG identifies as unreasonable. Interrupting, [...]
Lessons from a Pandemic
As we begin to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel (we hope), we can look back on what we have learned from the challenges faced by co-parents. While no one could see the pandemic and its difficulties coming, the sudden closing of all schools and a change in how society operates have exposed gaps and uncertainty in many parenting time agreements and orders. Now that we see those gaps, it is time to build stronger agreements that can withstand the uncertainties that may be yet to come. Most parenting time agreements and orders are silent [...]
Is 2020 Over Yet?!
The calendar year 2020 will surely go down in history as one marked by unforeseen challenges. As December begins, it feels to many as if it is March 231st. Who else expected back in March that the world would be back to normal by now? And yet here we are . . . ready to end this endless year and move on to a (hopefully) brighter 2021. As anxious as we are to look forward, the COVID-19 virus appears to be sending us backwards. As infection numbers skyrocket, many schools are returning to virtual learning even after spending some time [...]
What Do You Need?
One of the first things your attorney will discuss with you when you start the divorce process is your set of goals. It is important for your attorney to understand your needs and interests because they impact the direction that your attorney will take in advocating for you. It is your attorney’s goal and intention to meet as many of your reasonable goals and interests as possible. When thinking about what you want and what you need as you navigate the divorce process, it is important to think long term. Divorcing people who spend their energy and resources meeting goals [...]
Best Practices for Attending Virtual Hearings
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way law offices and courts are doing business. They’re all still open, but meeting with clients and parties remotely, such as through online videoconferencing services like Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Other courts are using platforms like WebEx. If you have attended a hearing or mediation before, you know what to expect, but what should you expect now?
