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As we all know, life happens, and circumstances change. That custody order you once had may seem to become impractical as time goes on. Maybe you moved to Indiana to be closer to your child and now you want more time. Or maybe you were once on hard times but now feel you are able to offer your child more…
What is estate planning and why does estate planning for divorce matter? Estate planning may be just one of many critical financial aspects to manage during a highly stressful time; however, because estate planning can have long-term ramifications for your children and loved ones, it must be a top priority. Here are three key considerations regarding estate planning for divorce:…
Just as marriage and business often do not mix well, divorce involving a family business can make an already complex divorce process even more difficult and stressful. This is due to the inevitable change in workplace dynamics, complexities in valuation for business division in divorce, stakeholder and employee relations, and many more factors. Here is how divorce involving family business…
When a family experiences divorce, the process will include many important – and, indeed, life-changing – decisions. Some of these decisions can often be made amicably between the divorcing spouses; others must be made by a judge. But no decision is more important than that of child custody. In a best-case scenario, the divorcing parents will agree on a custody…
When you own a business, divorce can impact not only personal assets, but business assets and ownership as well. Even if you owned the business prior to the marriage, the fate of the enterprise can be at risk – unless, that is, you “divorce-proof” your business. Fortunately, for divorce involving a family business, there are several legal ways to protect…
What is a petition in court versus what is an appeal in court? When it comes to a petition vs appeal, there are fundamental and important differences that are essential to proper and timely court processes for your case or claim. Let’s start with a basic understanding of each type of legal filing: What is a Petition in Court? As…
Can a parent kidnap their child? Unfortunately, it is a common illegal occurrence. As difficult as it is when this happens within a single state or when the child is taken across state lines, international parental child abduction cases present additional challenges and fall under international laws, including the Hague Convention for member countries. With this in mind, here is…
Dissolving a marriage is seldom easy, but when the divorcing couple owns a business, divorce will impact the future of the business as well as their personal lives. Whether the business was brought into the marriage by one spouse or acquired during the marriage, up until the date of filing for divorce, it is considered a marital asset that is…
Estate planning during divorce might not be among your top concerns during all the stress, decision making, and adapting to a post-marriage “new normal.” Nonetheless, divorce and estate planning are inevitably linked and demand the due diligence of divorcing spouses to ensure key documents are updated. Those essential papers include wills and trusts, powers of attorney, and retirement account documents.…
How does a judge determine the best child custody arrangement when each party in the divorce might have different views of what that means? Simply put, there are child custody guidelines judges work from when setting custody and visitation arrangements. Let’s look at some of the crucial parameters and consider how a typical child custody schedule for Indiana families is…