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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Attorney’s Guide to Social Media Evidence in Indiana
Social Media - What is there? Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/login LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/ Snapchat https://www.snapchat.com/download Google + https://plus.google.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/?hl=en...
Are You Incurring Liability For People You Hire for Your Business?
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...
Indiana Supreme Court Changes Burden Of Proof On Child Support Tax Exemptions In 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...
Childcare And Custody While Serving In The Military
When a service member or expeditionary civilian has children, it is essential for the member or civilian to have a contingent plan in place should they be deployed for service. The Department of Defense has had a policy in place since 1992 that requires an active...
Landlords and Tenants Beware
Landlords and Tenants Beware of Dangers When a Lease Ends Security Deposits are a Source of Many Lawsuits Upon the termination of a lease agreement for residential real estate, a tenant is required to return the rental property to the landlord "in a clean and...
Military Benefits and Their Potential Effects on Child Support Calculations
Military Benefits and Their Potential Effects on Child Support Calculations Pursuant to the Child Support Guidelines, benefits that reduce living expenses generally should be included in a party's gross income. For this reason, special care should be...
Before You Finalize Your Divorce Consider the Tax Consequences
END OF YEAR DIVORCE PLANNING Do you have a divorce pending as a lawyer or a party? If your divorce is eligible to be final before the end of the year do not forget to consider the income tax implications of the date of the divorce. Also, remember that courts may not...
Indiana Supreme Court Rules that Suspect Did not have to Unlock Her Cell Phone for Police Would Violate 5th Amendment
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled today that a person cannot be required by the police or the court to unlock their cell phone to give the state information against them in a criminal case as it would violate her 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination unless the...
Marion County Civil and Juvenile Court Update of June 19, 2020
At this morning's Marion County Court update the following information was provided. Check the Indiana Bar Association website later for a playback of the video conference https://www.indybar.org/index.cfm?pg=covid19 No in person hearings on civil or Juvenile before...
