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A court is a court is a court, right? No. While appellate courts are rarely featured in movies (except for a few cases on the United States Supreme Court), and there are numerous movies and shows on trial court proceedings, there is a vast difference in state and federal courts between trial courts and appellate courts. It is key to…
Indiana follows a “one-pot” theory when determining what property is to be considered part of the marital estate. This “one-pot” theory makes it so that all property, whether acquired before or during the marriage, is part of the marital estate.1 If you are a business owner, you may be wondering “will my business be considered marital property?” or “how does…
Pretty much everyone has heard the adage “I’ll take my case to the Supreme Court.” What does this mean? In Indiana, there is the Indiana Court of Appeals and the Indiana Supreme Court. The Indiana Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court.1 So, in Indiana, we have three levels of courts: trial courts, the Indiana Court of Appeals, and…
When mistakes are made at the trial court level, sometimes this can lead to an improper verdict or decision. Fortunately, our judicial system provides individuals with the opportunity to appeal certain rulings or decisions believed to be wrongly decided. But what happens if the appeals court gets it wrong? Can an appellate court’s decision be appealed? In this blog, we…
In many divorce cases, there are mistakes made as to the division of assets when the divorce is resolved. All divorces are resolved by an agreement1 that the court reviews, approves, and orders.2 If there is no agreed-to resolution, the case will be tried and the judge will decide all the pending issues in the case that are not resolved,…
Indiana trial court judges are generally well versed in domestic law and have a keen ability to judge witness credibility and assign weight to documentary evidence admitted at trial. However, no person, including any judge, is infallible. For that reason, every party to an original divorce or paternity case has the right to appeal their case. The same is true…
In divorce cases, life insurance comes up as a legal issue in several ways. The most important issue to understand is there are two (2) types of life insurance. The first is “term” life insurance. With “term” life insurance, the “term” is a term of years. A “term” life insurance policy may range from 5 to 20 (or potentially a…
For Hoosiers involved in paternity, divorce litigation, or who will be filing and litigating such a case, likely through counsel, it is important to understand Indiana’s custody and visitation laws. The place to start is understanding there at two (2) type of custody. The first is physical custody. This relates to where the child(ren) will sleep and night—which parent has…
Indiana provides parties involved in legal disputes, whether it be criminal or civil in nature, with the opportunity to appeal the outcome of the case, albeit, with some exceptions. While the right to appeal is a cherished tradition, it can also cause headaches due to the extremely technical nature of the appellate process. This can leave many with a multitude…
When contemplating divorce, it is mentally taxing and confusing because most litigants do not understand the basics of Indiana divorce law. For families where a mother has stayed at home and raised the children and husband has worked and become entitled to a large pension, the question is whether the pension is divided on divorce. Is a wife entitled to…