The Attorneys at Dixon & Moseley, P.C.
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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…
We receive questions all the time from clients and prospective clients regarding the division of property in Indiana. Unfortunately, there are no quick and straightforward answers to that question. The reasoning is that the division of property in Indiana depends greatly on the facts and circumstances of each case. However, there are some uniform concepts and rules that will help…
In Indiana, all property brought into a marriage or acquired during a marriage up to the date of filing for divorce is marital property subject to a presumptive equal division. This includes vacation homes and timeshares. A timeshare, by definition, is a property with a divided form of ownership or use rights. In many cases, one spouse may have a…
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…
Every year, in every state, an unhappy spouse takes the children, travels to another state (normally where family or friends reside) and files for divorce or legal separation—and of course custody. In some of these cases, the fleeing spouse has good reason to want to separate and create physical distance from the other spouse, such as in cases of domestic…
There are many times couples physically separate but continue to stay married. There are a variety of reasons this occurs. For instance, maybe one spouse has a chronic medical condition and would lose health care coverage he or she has under the other spouse’s group medical plan upon divorce. However, in most cases, there comes a time when a party…
With divorce on the rise due to the COVID-19 virus and spouses being stuck at home with each other, many have learned aspects of their marriage they never knew before—such as a partner’s drinking problem, on-line gambling habit, or shopping addiction. Most lawyers have had such cases where such addictions, drugs in particular, have literally bankrupted the parties. The question…
The prospect of a divorce for a stay-at-home parent can be overwhelming, raising questions like, “How do I get a job because I have lost my skills being out of the workforce for so long?” to “If I obtain physical custody of the children, can I remain in the marital home?” Clearly, divorce will be life-changing for these parents. This…
Filing for divorce is hard. It’s an emotionally draining time for everyone involved. And as such, it is a decision that should not be made hastily. But, if you find yourself in a situation where you feel divorce is inevitable, you may be wondering, when is the best time of the year to file? While there is no advantage, legally…
The Indiana Civil Protective Order Act (“Act”) provides powerful relief to help ensure the safety of certain covered Hoosiers who find themselves in dangerous situations, such as a victim of domestic violence. Additionally, the Act covers certain minor children in harmful situations or individuals, such as from an abusive or drug-addicted parent. While protective orders issued under the Act are unique…