The Attorneys at Dixon & Moseley, P.C.
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Divorce and paternity actions are often complex when the parties involved are the predictable ones – mother, father, and child. However, not all divorce and paternity actions are so clean-cut. In many instances, because the concept of “family” is expanding and evolving significantly in this century, there are others involved. Maybe there are stepchildren or half siblings involved as families…
Divorce is often a dynamic and involved process that starts with filing a petition for dissolution of the marriage. After a divorce has been filed, there are several avenues through which the parties can achieve the ultimate result-a divorce. First, and probably the most historically common (but that is changing), the parties can go to court, litigate the issues, and…
During the dissolution process, there are many topics that need to be addressed. The “big three” include child custody, child support, and dividing assets and liabilities. However, there are often numerous other issues that may be equally important to one or both of the parties. One of these potential issues is the wife legally changing her name back from her…
During family law litigation, parents face a spectrum of emotions, ranging from frustration, anger, and a sense of loss, all interacting with one another. This is quite frequent when child custody disputes are in play. In almost any domestic litigation scenarios, aware parents can use these emotions to deal with stressors in an incremental fashion to return to a state…
During pending or after completed domestic litigation (i.e. divorce, paternity, custody matters), communication between parents/parties is often extraordinarily challenging for most well- intentioned parents. Many times, a breakdown in communication was a central cause of the underlying problem relationship to begin with, increasing with the stressors of litigation. Although complex and often frustrating in that parties successful communication often means…
What Is It? What Is Included? How Is It Divided Up? In Indiana, what property, assets, and liabilities the trial court is to divide is commonly referred to as the “marital pot”. In essence, everything the divorcing parties have is poured into a “pot” and the court divides this in a just and equitable manner. Specifically, a central determination to…
Having legal problems can affect many aspects of your life. It may be affecting your family and other relationships, your housing, and your finances. Hiring an attorney is often the best way to advocate for your position. However, attorneys are expensive because of the level of training and skill they have to have to run a successful law practice, and…
One key aspect of human nature is to see our problem(s) as more important than everyone else’s problems. In addition, the need for a timely resolution of any given stressor is important to living a fulfilled life. As domestic advocates at , we observe these two factors collide and often create great duress for clients when child/ parenting time disputes…
As domestic advocates, we at find our jobs difficult in most every case to help our clients make very important custody and property (assets and liability) decisions (objectives of the litigation) while addressing significant emotional turmoil typically associated with divorce. And we only have to help one side through this time period. When the emotion of both parties combines, and…
Contractual Obligations, Child Support and Income Withholding, and COBRA Unlike the larger body of civil law, domestic relations has mostly grey statutory provisions that are equitable as much as they are legal. The reason for this is life is anything but organized and linear. It is messy and filled with emotions ranging from happy to sad. A trial court, by…