The Attorneys at Dixon & Moseley, P.C.
Strong, Trial-Ready Advocates Protecting Your Rights
Perhaps. Yes. No. Maybe. The answer is driven by the facts. Even with the most caring parents committed to making post-divorce parenting work, disputes and disagreements are common with the other parent’s right to reasonable parenting time. At we frequently receive questions about denial of the first right of refusal to be the caregiver when the possessory parent is unavailable…
Anyone who has watched a courtroom drama, live or a replayed actual trial, or been involved in a civil or criminal matter, probably has some general sense that trial court judges make many rulings or orders. A simple directive (local rule) for a litigant to attend a parenting class during a divorce is an order of a court. Rulings made…
At , we observe in present day, particularly post-9/11, our Society has traded privacy for safety and security. This is self-evident in full, detailed body scans utilized at some international airports.This is not good or bad, but a reflection of need and/or social policy of the day. In addition, technology, ever less expensive and more effective, has also played a…
Although it seldom happens, there are divorce litigants who are arbitrarily held up by Indiana’s current sixty day waiting period for its residents who file divorce actions. Stated differently, if there is no acrimony and no legal issue or contested issues, parties must still wait for sixty days before an Indiana trial court can issue a divorce decree. This waiting…
At , one of many aspects about Indiana law we can relay with pride to our clients, along with members of the public, bench and bar in other states, is Indiana has one of the most efficient intermediate courts, the Indiana Court of Appeals, in the United States. And, correspondingly, the highest Court, the Indiana Supreme Court is known throughout…
Few things domestic attorneys observe in daily practice, including attorneys, pull at the heartstrings more than a child caught between two well-intentioned parents in a bitter custody dispute. It is for this reason that child custody lawyers, evaluators, and judges use wide variety of words to parcel out legal custody (and physical) with some precision at times. Sometimes as successor…
On the whole, most litigants, attorneys and judges would agree that divorce is not a good thing or a pleasant process. Yet, it is a reality for one in every two marriages. However, there are a number of legal concepts, such as no-fault divorce to binding arbitration, which globally seek to minimize the emotional and financial impact, as well as…
With every U.S. Census, we gain a snapshot into how the confluence of past events shapes our current Society. So to with the 2010 Census, which reveals marriage, is at a record low; and those who are marrying, are doing so, and correspondingly, starting families, later in life. This is not necessarily a surprising development because America was founded (indeed…
What They Mean To You, Your Case, and What May Happen Perhaps everyone who has watched a courtroom drama or live court TV has heard objections during the testimony of a witness. At , we believe understanding common objections made during trials (or depositions) will make you a more informed legal consumer and maximize the quality of your trial testimony.…
What’s An Oral Argument Held in Conjunction with an Appeal? Do I Want One? Can I Get One? Relative to almost two million criminal and civil cases handled in Indiana trial courts currently, appeals are very rare in statistical terms. According to the 2010 Annual Report of the Court of Appeals of Indiana, there were only 4,392 appeals filed and…