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The mere thought of a divorce is difficult for most of us. However, if you are going to divorce, picking the “right” divorce attorney for your case is the way to avoid wasting money and going through multiple attorneys because you are perpetually dissatisfied. Often, the “best” divorce attorney—who may have handled every case from international parental abduction to a…
No. Maybe. Even in today’s digital world, marital infidelity is difficult to define. Nevertheless, statistics show that “cheating” is one of the biggest factors in filing for divorce. Decades ago, the various states adopted the concept of no-fault divorce. This means if one party states the marriage is broken and wants a divorce, this is enough for the court to…
In paternity (children born out of wedlock) and divorce cases, the initial determination is gender neutral and made without any preference for either parent; the court decides physical custody considering any relevant factor to what is in the child’s best interests. For parents who present a strong factual and legal case and do not prevail, many consider appealing the decision…
In many cases, when the marriage is “done”, the question becomes “how fast can I get a divorce?”. The answer is, “it depends”. No one likes the uncertainty and turmoil associated with divorce. Often, a divorce significantly impacts family, friends, and work. So, in theory for most litigants, the sooner the divorce is complete, and the marriage dissolved, the better…
In some divorces, there is “foreign” real estate within the total marital estate1. Typically, this falls into one of three categories: (1) a timeshare or some other similar factional ownership; (2) a home or property sited in another state; or (3) a home or property located in another country. Under the Indiana Divorce Act—Indiana’s body of law that guides judges…
The keys to making your best case for obtaining what you want in a divorce trial is by focusing on the obvious and basics—but what is rarely ever consciously considered by the parties before or at trial. These are the litigants, the attorneys, and the judge. This merits a blog post because there is no right to a jury trial…
In the ideal world, you select the right attorney for you civil case at the outset. Sometimes there are developments, such as other companion cases that occur, that makes it too complex or the “wrong fit” for the attorney’s practice and/or client’s objectives. For these and a myriad of other reasons, attorney-client relationships falter or need to end at times…
The benefit of a high net worth divorce is there is generally money to divide to allow the divorcing spouses to live a comfortable lifestyle after divorce; however, this type of divorce litigation often presents with the form of complex financial, tax, and legal questions. If so, these are necessary to be answered with relative precision before and at trial…
In today’s digital world, complex financial transactions and the ability to sort out fact from fiction is difficult in all arenas. This is especially true in the context of divorce. A neutral investigator may assist the attorney and client in these tasks to ultimately help move the divorce along consistently with the trial objectives and presumptions in property and custody…
Mediation is the rule or expectation before any civil trial. In fact, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled trial courts can order mediation prior to a trial, such a permissible pre-requisite trial. This is not an unconstitutional denial of access to courts because trial courts can always hear things on an emergency and waive this requirement that is a local…