The Attorneys at Dixon & Moseley, P.C.
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Even in a down economy and exponential change in everything in every facet of life with technology and globalization, purchasing a home is still a key part of the American dream. Everything happens quickly in the electronic age, and the purchase of a home is no exception. However, given it will take 20 to 30 years to pay a home…
So you might need to or want to appeal an adverse decision in a civil or criminal case? While there are some differences between these two types of cases, there are many more commonalities. To get your appeal off on the right legal footing, it is important to understand 9 common mistakes that may impair or preclude this right. This…
If you are considering an Indiana criminal or civil appeal, there are 10 things your appellate lawyer needs to know or be provided by you to evaluate, perfect and promulgate the appeal: The date of the final order to be appealed (or interlocutory order), including the date it was signed, file stamped and entered onto the Chronological Case Summary. A…
“To Appeal or Not to Appeal: The Four Best Types of Cases or Issues to Raise on Appeal.” The few hundred trial courts and judges that comprise Indiana state courts handle nearly 2 million cases at any one time. These courts, primarily through the judge (there are relatively few jury trials), are tasked with what is a difficult job on…
Divorce law is different from other types of law. In fact, it’s different from almost anything you experience in daily work, in the public world, and in private life. Nothing is sacred, or secret. And we all have our secrets. Things that even your closest friend may not know about you, such as a torrid affair, have an uncanny way…
From Wall Street to Main Street, the engine that drives America is small business. Every day, new small businesses are started. Most rightly fail, because they do not have unique services and products delivered in more efficient ways. At , our Indiana business attorneys find that a significant number of the visionaries who do succeed, do so by dogged determination…
The Custody of “Rover” the Dog. Yes, even the dog pays the price in divorce. Every experienced divorce attorney has had the conversation with a client about custody of the beloved family dog, affectionately named “Rover” in this post. In the times of high emotion and stress that often accompany a divorce, the unconditional love given by a pet may…
“How are unvested stock options, unvested retirement benefits, or a potential inheritance treated by divorce courts?” They are not. Indiana’s one-pot theory pulls all assets and liabilities brought into the marriage or acquired during the marriage but before the filing of a divorce into the “pot” or marital estate for division. This gives judges wide discretion to apportion it and…
No, effective May 12, 2011. By statute, the General Assembly adopted the common law of England as Indiana law. At common law, there was a broad right to resist unlawful police action. This right applied to citizen-police encounters on the street as well as those within one’s dwelling. This pits two important rights against each other — the right to…
This question is one that has played itself time and again through US history and in every state. The legal concept of preemption may apply to any matter. In basic form, it asks the question of who should decide a matter — the State or the local government. Many years ago, Indiana law fundamentally changed on how this was viewed.…