Carmel Family Law Lawyer
Overview
Jenna L. Heavner focuses her practice on a full range of family law issues, including high asset and complex divorce, asset valuation and division, separation, child custody, parenting time issues, child support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, guardianship, adoption, protective orders, paternity, and trusts and estate planning matters. She is equipped and skilled at handling complex cases, both in and out of the courtroom, to help clients receive the most optimal results possible. Jenna enjoys getting to know her clients and ensures client needs are a priority.
Jenna is a Certified Family Law Specialist, as certified by the Family Law Certification Board, and is a top-rated family law attorney, having been selected as a Super Lawyer for her high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Jenna also is a registered Domestic Relations Mediator, a trained Parenting Coordinator, serves as a Court-appointed Guardian ad Litem for children, and is a trained collaborative professional. Though highly skilled in the courtroom, Jenna credits her training as a mediator and collaborative professional for her comprehensive and creative approach to the practice of family law, which ensures client needs are paramount. Jenna has served as Chair of the Family Law Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association and continues to be actively involved with the Indianapolis Bar Association and Indiana Bar Association.
Jenna obtained her law degree from Indiana University McKinney School of Law. Jenna is married to a firefighter, and they have four children.
About Jenna L. Heavner
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Probate and Estate Litigation
- Civil Litigation
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 2012
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Family Law Specialist, by the Family Law Certification Board, 2021
- Trained Collaborative Professional, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals , 2018
Other Affiliations
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Hamilton County Bar Association
Classes and Seminars
- Preparing for a Guardian ad Litem Investigation, Indianapolis Bar Association
- Civil and Family Law Mediation Updates, Dist. 10 Pro Bono Project
- GAL: Giving Kids a Voice in the Courtroom, Indiana Paralegal Association
- GALs and Their Role in the Courtroom, ICLEF
Past Positions
- Kids’ Voice of Indiana, Guardian ad Litem Program
- Judge William Hughes in Hamilton County Superior Court 3, Law Clerk
Education
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2012
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction - Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, 2009
B.A.
Honors: With High Honors - Vincennes University, Vincennes, 2007
A.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
30 W. Main StreetSuite #1001 Carmel, IN 46032
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Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch
- Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Star, Family Law
- Indiana Super Lawyer
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