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Monty K. Woolsey 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Partner
phone (317) 582-1040
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A partner in the firm, Mr. Woolsey is a Certified Family Law Specialist and has been a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys since 1998. He was named a Super Lawyer by Indianapolis Monthly magazine in 2006, 2007, 2008, and participates regularly as a lecturer and author on family issues for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum and the Indianapolis Bar Association. His most recent presentations include a review of recent changes to Indiana's custody relocation statute and a discussion of family law trends and developments. An Indiana certified family law mediator since 1996, Mr. Woolsey also has extensive experience representing clients before the Indiana Court of Appeals. He is a graduate of Wabash College, magna cum laude, with distinction in psychology, and in 1984 he received his law degree from Indiana University. He served as law clerk to Magistrate J. Patrick Endsley, United States Federal District Court, for two years, and has limited his practice to family law for the last 20 years. Mr. Woolsey lives with his wife and three children in Fishers, Indiana, where he serves as president of the Fishers Metropolitan Fire Merit Board and as advocate for the Knights of Columbus Council #6923.

Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Complex Property Divisions
Custody
Third-Party Custody Proceedings
Paternity Actions
Child Support Proceedings
Mediation of Family Matters
Appeals of Family Law Cases
Litigation Percentage:
85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Family Law Specialist, Family Law Certification Board, 2005


Certified Family Law Mediator, Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education, 1996


Bar Admissions:
Indiana, 1984
Education:
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1984
J.D.
Law Review: Indiana University Law Review, Board Member, 1981 - 1982


Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1981
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: With Distinction
Major:  Psychology
Minor:  POlitical Science


Published Works:
Working with Pensions and Employee Benefits in Dissolutions: Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 6, 1988


Court Reverses Notion of Personal Goodwill as a Divisible Asset, The matrimonial Strategist, Volume XVII, Number 7, August, 1999


Inheritance must be considered when determining income for child support calculations, modifications, Res Gestae, Volume 45, No. 2, September, 2001


Classes/Seminars Taught:
What you need to know about appealing family law decisions, ICLEF, 2007


Custody Relocation Statute Overhaul, ICLEF, 2006


Honors and Awards:
Indiana Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007 and 2008


Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Attorney, 1998 - Present


AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell, 1999 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Indianapolis, State and American Bar Associations, 1984 - Present
Member


Fishers Metropolitan Merit Fire Board of Commissioners, 2005 - Present
President


Past Employment Positions:
U. S. District Court, Law Clerk, 1984 - 1985


Cross Woolsey & Glazier, Partner, 1994 - Present


Family law firm Cross, Woolsey & Glazier, P.C., of Indianapolis, Indiana, offers legal services for Indianapolis, Zionsville, Noblesville, Carmel, Avon, Anderson, Westfield, Fort Wayne, Fishers, Bloomington, Lafayette, Marion County, Hamilton County, Hendricks County, Allen County, Fort Wayne County, Boone County, Lafayette County, and Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

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