Month: July 2020

If you are going to run mediation as a business you need to begin by thinking of it as a business person.  As we all know law schools do not prepare you for business.  What did you do when you started your practice and what should you have done differently.   Next you...

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MAJOR CHANGES IN INDIANA LAW ON NOTICE OF RELOCATION, IN TIMING, WHO MUST BE NOTIFIED, AND NOW RESPONSE REQUIRED. Senate Enrolled Act No. 292, effective July 1, 2019, amends the relocation notification law involving custody, parenting time and visitation of children....

If you have a case in Marion County Small Claims Court and the judge does not rule until after June 30, 2018, your appeal will then go to the Indiana Court of Appeals based upon the statute below.  This statute appears to say that you could have your trial now without...

PRO BONO ATTORNEYS CAN YOU RECOVER FEES FOR YOUR TIME? The Need for Pro Bono Attorneys More and more people are needing legal assistance either pro bono or at a reduced cost.  The Indiana State Bar Association has a Pro Bono Committee that is charged with developing a...

ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT FILING FOR DIVORCE? IF SO, TIME IS RUNNING OUT BEFORE THE END OF YEAR AND THERE ARE TAX CONSEQUENCES             Under Indiana law there is what is commonly known as a mandatory waiting period after the filing before a divorce can be final. (The...

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...

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Are You Placing You or Your Company in Jeopardy? Are you placing you or your company in jeopardy? Are you having work done in your office?  Is you IT contractor installing a new computer system, telephone system etc.? Are you paying more than $1,000.00? The Indiana...

 Prior to January 1, 2016, the Indiana Child Support Guidelines, case law, and the Indiana Statute on granting of tax exemptions placed the burden of proof on different parties.             The case law was originally set in the case of Eppler v. Eppler, 837 N.E.2d...