As I pointed out in the article TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR TAX BENEFITS TO HIGH EARNING SPOUSE OR BUSINESS OWNER GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, the deductibility of alimony payments which include payments drafted to qualify as alimony for tax benefits under the Internal...
Year: 2018
US Court of Appeals for 7th Circuit Rules Housing Community Could be LIable for Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the Fair Housing Act The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently reinstated a lawsuit brought by a lesbian resident of a private community who alleged the staff of the housing community failed to address her complaints of abuse...
Timing Is Running Out For Tax Benifits To High Earning Spouse Or Business Owner Going Through A Divorce
TAX LAW CHANGES REQUIRE DIVORCE TO BE SIGNED BY JUDGE BY DECEMBER 31, 2018 If you are the spouse in a pending divorce in Indiana, you should speak with your CPA and your attorney about the significant impact the new Federal tax law has on you and your ability to...
Indiana Court Rules that Police Cannot Force you to Unlock your Smart Phone
Police cannot require you to unlock your smartphone ruled the Indiana Court of appeals. “A modern smartphone, with its central purpose of connecting its owner to the Internet and its ability to store and share incredible amounts of information in ‘the Cloud’ of online...
Are you Thinking about Filing for Divorce? If so, Time is Running Out Before The End of Year and There are Tax Consequences in 2018
Under Indiana law there is what is commonly known as a mandatory waiting period after the filing before a divorce can be final. (The legal term is dissolution of marriage but for this article the term divorce is used). Pursuant to I.C. 31-15-2-10, "in an action for a...
Should You Hire a Lawyer for a Simple Child Support Matter? The answer is almost never a simple child support matter
SHOULD I HIRE AN ATTORNEY FOR MY CHILD SUPPORT CASE? Indiana parents risk unfair support obligations due to complex state laws By Doug Mentes, Esq. There are reports of not only parents, but attorneys and judges also, having trouble figuring out the calculations...
New Parenting Calendar Tool Available But Has Bugs So do not Blindly Follow
Parents who are under an order for Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines now have a new tool that assists them in making sure that they comply with the parenting order. If you go to https://public.courts.in.gov/PTC/#/ you can set up a calendar that automatically fills in...
Have You Recently Lost A Job Due To Accident Or Illness While Either Ordered To Pay Or Receive Child Support?
Many people do not understand that if they have had a change in their income due to accident or illness while they are ordered to pay or receive child support that they should immediately consult a family law attorney to see what affect, if any, it will have on the...
It is Graduation Time, What Next? Do You have a Child of Divorce or Paternity Graduating High School, Turning 19 or Planning on Post Secondary Education?
In 2012 Indiana law underwent a significant change regarding the children of divorced or never married parents. I.C. 31-16-6-6 was changed to make the age of emancipation for child support 19 instead of the previous 21. Because of this change, the child support duty...
Filing Your Own Paternity Case in Indiana
First, I have provided links to several resources.If the word has a line under it, you can click on it and go to the resource. As family law attorneys and mediators, we often receive calls asking about people filing their own paternity cases. When asked if...
