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Anytime you enter into the courtroom, and especially in domestic cases, a lot of otherwise private information becomes public (or before the court), because the court must consider the best interests of the children. Sometimes information comes out that leads to other types of civil or criminal actions, or inherently there is some relief a court must order if the…
Many divorce actions are highly contentions because emotions are high and feelings are hurt. When a relationship ends, there are often feelings of abandonment, anger, mistrust, and sadness. Divorce is not only a business / legal proceeding to divide the assets and debts and determine custody of the children; it is a grieving and healing process as well. Often litigants,…
When a divorce is filed, the parties can either litigate the matters before the Court or can agree to terms and have the agreement Ordered by the Court. There are many issues that divorce addresses, including child custody, child support, parenting time, and property issues. When dividing property, often, retirement benefits of the parties are reviewed and possibly divided. For…
Often, divorce cases are emotional, and the main goal is to determine child custody and support and divide the assets and debts of the parties as quickly and efficiently as possible. However, there is information to be gathered, and the timing of dissolution cases can be extended as the case progresses. During the dissolution process, there are several “torpedoes” that…
In many divorce and paternity cases it often happens that one parent is provided primary physical custody of the child or children, and the other parent receives parenting time. Physical custody refers to where the child primarily lives. There is another type of custody, legal custody, that could be either joint in both parents or sole in one parent. This…
The current state of marriage in the United States continues to shift and morph, adapting to the current climate of marriage and divorce in the country. The trends away from the traditional notion of “family” has caused a shift in trends from the traditional custody determinations. In previous decades, mothers were often granted custody over fathers. This was claimed to…
In custody matters, the best interests of the children are paramount, and the process seeks to determine who shall have physical and/or legal custody of the minor children of the parties. However, the parents are the parties to a custody matter, not children, and in fact, children’s statements are generally hearsay, and not admissible in Court under the Rules of…
The decision to get divorced can often be a difficult one, with underlying issues and bad feelings all around. Once the decision to get divorced has been made, there are still several matters to determine when moving forward with divorce and what can be accomplished with a divorce. 1) Jurisdiction. Generally, one of the first issues to determine before filing divorce…
In any divorce proceeding the assets and debts must be divided between the respective spouses. Thus, there are three (3) questions to consider: 1) What is the marital estate made of? 2) What does the law say about dividing it? And 3) How do I get my fair share? 1) What is the marital estate made of? In Indiana, the…
What about if I am already married? Divorce rates in America might be on the decline, but the statistics are still staggering. For example, 41 % of 1st marriages end in divorce; 60 % of 2nd marriages end in divorce; and 73 % of 3rd marriages end in divorce! Another interesting trend is that people tend to be getting married…