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In Indiana, all marital assets, except as otherwise excluded by law, are part of the marital estate a trial court can divide upon divorce. There is a presumption of an equal division (assets – liabilities). However, with certain professionals, this division is complex because of the complexity of what they do. This blog explores these concerns and some resolutions. Perhaps,…
Failing to Include Assets and Value Them and Informal Loans from Parents and Third Parties While emotion often overrides divorce proceedings, particularly where child custody is in dispute, it is key to identify if sufficient evidence of all assets of the marital estate are present. Marital assets also include debts. The Indiana Court of Appeals recent Barton v. Barton case…
Marriages, particularly those of a long duration, usually intermix marital property of all kinds in organic ways that can be hard for the divorce court to untangle in dividing the marital estate in a just and reasonable manner. There are many aspect of the evidence the trial court must consider. In this blog, we cover five key things that apply…
In a divorce, an attorney by his or her client is supposed to present the value of all household items and other personal property items for the court to divide. The practical question this raises for the parties is how to do this. This blog provides three practice ways to value and put evidence on about the value of such…