The Attorneys at Dixon & Moseley, P.C.
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The laws of the state of Indiana give parents a great deal of latitude in the raising of their child(ren). In fact, the United States Constitution contains the fundamental right for biological parents–above others–to raise their children as they see fit: whatever their religion, morals, and values may be1. To third parties and outsiders, this is sometimes very hard to…
Child Support to End At Age 19!! A near universal we observe is that child support is an issue that is contentious: the payor argues it is not enough to take care of the child and the payee too much support for him/her to live a decent lifestyle. And child support is applicable to almost every paternity and divorce action…
What You Need to Know About the Social Security Disability Exception An area of domestic law attorneys observe clients sometimes very upset relates to Social Security Disability payments. For a long time, the Child Support Rules and Guidelines and controlling case law was vague and undeveloped as to whether such lump-sum awards could be applied to child support at all.…
At , we observe many divorce and custody disputes are centered around child support issues, and especially, how to determine weekly gross income for child support purposes. Often, it is more than simply base monthly salary divided by 4.3. More typically, the matter is a complex query into irregular sources of income or imputed income. Bonuses are a good, and…
attorneys routinely face questions about the merits and timing of a child custody modification action. In many cases, the facts are not enough to demonstrate a substantial change in circumstances. The respective parent is rightly concerned, but this is legally insufficient. Nevertheless, we observe five (5) times in a child’s life when a parent should consider filing a child custody…
In these times of global financial uncertainty, advocates observe that it is tougher than ever for divorced parents to make ends-meet. To some extent, this has always been the case. It’s a matter of basic economics–it costs more to run two different households, particularly on a single income if the other ex-spouses have not remarried. This coupled, with recent revisions…
advocates sometimes represent clients who believe a child, their child, is not having his or her voice heard in the “white noise” of a acrimonious divorce proceeding. Nevertheless, there are a number of legal methods by which an attorney and client may aid the judge in ensuring the child’s best interests are heard and met. This is after all a…
As advocates who have handled hundreds of different physical custody modification cases, advocates find all fall into two (2) strong factual cases for modification and two (2) weak ones (which are easier to defend). If you desire to modify custody, or are defending against a modification as a custodial parent, it is helpful to determine what type of case you…
All seasoned family law attorneys, judges, and related professionals, such as parenting coordinators and therapists, have worked with parents who simply cannot get along and reach agreement on simple things. Appellate cases report parents who make parenting with their children a “battleground.” Often this becomes acute with face-to-face transitions of the kids. Sadly, some parents have to have these supervised…
More and more, the mental health dimension of divorce–one of the biggest life stressors– is being accounted for in the legal system. Is this the right tool in your case? All marriages should be seriously evaluated to determine if they can be saved. advocates are firm believers that the hum-drum of marriage masks reality: the grass is not greener on…