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What to Expect in a Divorce Action

Gain Key Insights on Legal Proceedings, Negotiations, and Asset Division 特色片段:离婚诉讼通常包括发起离婚诉讼, negotiation, trial preparation, and property distribution. 众所周知,离婚远非一刀切. Much like every other situation in life, 根据每对夫妇所处的独特环境,它们会有很大的不同. Legally termed a "dissolution of marriage,“许多离婚案不需要经过法庭诉讼就解决了. However, if negotiations fail, the case may proceed to trial. 离婚的复杂性通常围绕着两个主要因素:是否离婚 ...

Child Support Calculations in Indiana and Kentucky

特色片段:子女抚养义务是根据父母双方的个人收入和其他数据公平分配的. 该计算以每周总收入为基础,将父母的收入加起来. 子女抚养费的计算是指在分居或离婚时,父母一方应该给另一方多少钱来抚养孩子. 关于子女抚养费的讨论往往很艰难,因为涉及情感和金钱. 然而,了解子女抚养费的计算方式可以使这些对话更容易. 父母双方都可以设定现实的期望,进行健康的讨论,而不会感到被欺骗或不公平对待. It ...

What Legal Rights Does a Non-Custodial Parent Have?

While divorce is difficult and often incredibly emotional, 它的影响远远超出了两个不再希望结婚的成年人的分离. When minor children are involved, decisions about custody must be made. Decisions are made based on the best interests of the child. And unless a parent has serious problems that could endanger the child, 法院通常支持父母双方共同抚养孩子. Most often, parents share custody in Indiana. 与孩子相处时间较多的父母通常被认为是监护父母. The other parent is the non-custodial parent. The term “non-custodial” can be confusing. It might lead some no ...

How is Pet Custody Determined in the Divorce Process?

We Know the Treatment of Pets in the Divorce Process Is Important to You. A pet custody agreement drafted by skilled divorce attorney is essential. Most people consider pets to be part of the family, not property. The law sees them differently. Thankfully, our divorce attorneys know a way you can work around that fact. 在离婚期间,你可以采取一些步骤来制定宠物监护协议. 这份协议将帮助你决定离婚时如何处理宠物的监护权. We love our pets, and for good reason. Companion animals have been known to lower stress, teach children compassion, and help ease symptoms of depression. When it comes to divorce, deciding who gets Flu ...

Do I Need a Lawyer for Mediation?

调解是解决你与另一方分歧的一种方式,可以及时避免高昂的成本, energy, emotion and money that come with litigation. 它涉及一个中立的第三方,他指导双方达成协议,结束争端. You don’t need a lawyer to be involved in mediation, but if your dispute involves your federal or Indiana legal rights, it’s best that you have one to help you. 调解员通常是一名专职律师,或作为他或她的法律业务的一部分, as we do at Church, Langdon, Lopp, Banet Law. Mediators can handle any kind of dispute, whether it’s related to divorce, child custody, disagreements between business owners or rea ...

Should Indiana’s Spousal Maintenance Law Change?

如果你的配偶为了照顾孩子而牺牲了事业,后来又离婚了, you may get spousal support for only three years. If you’re back in the workforce after being absent for years, 要让你的收入达到可以舒适地养活自己的水平,这段时间并不多. 印第安纳州家庭法的这一部分已经受到审查,应该进行修改,因为它可能导致不公平. 这种类型的配偶赡养费(“赡养费”一词在印第安纳州法律中没有使用)被称为康复性赡养费. It’s supposed to help “rehabilitate” a spouse whose unpaid job (possibly for decades) was to care for children and a household; it gives a three-year ...

Mediation Can Help Bring Legal Actions to an Early Conclusion

The legal system has become so complex, 耗时和昂贵,各方通常非常努力避免使用它. After a civil lawsuit is filed, negotiations may ebb and flow, but the vast majority of Indiana lawsuits are resolved through settlements, not verdicts after trials. 这些都是你在电影和电视中看到的结局——现实通常远没有那么戏剧化. 调解是使用中立的第三方来帮助当事人协商解决方案. At Church, Langdon, Lopp, Banet Law, Larry Church, Jason Lopp和Dana Eberle不仅为卷入诉讼的客户谈判和解, but they also work as mediators in other cases. There are many benefits to s ...

Considerations for Postnuptial and Prenuptial Agreements

An Indiana divorce can drain you of energy, emotion and dollars. 预防或减少这些损失的两种潜在方法是婚前协议和婚后协议, drafted by a family lawyer. 它们是双方在结婚前(婚前协议)或结婚后(婚后协议)达成的协议。这些协议可以详细说明在双方结束婚姻的情况下如何解决各种问题(但不包括孩子的监护权或抚养费). Without one of these agreements, 根据印第安纳州的法律,所有带入婚姻或在婚姻期间获得的财产都是联合在一起的,离婚时将被分割. Under Kentucky law, property is deemed marital or nonmarital. The division of p ...

Should I Insure My Child Support Payments? 

离婚后的子女抚养费可以确保父母在他们还没有离婚的时候就给他们的孩子提供他们想要的生活质量和支持. 当夫妻有孩子时,这是大多数离婚协议的重要组成部分. 然而,许多父母没有考虑到的是,如果赡养子女的父母在未来某个时候去世或残疾,他们的孩子的生活质量和抚养费会发生什么变化. In these instances, the income providing the support stops, but the child's need for support does not. 一种确保孩子得到所有必要支持的方法, in spite of obstacles like these, is through insuring the child support. Many parents a ...

Educational Support Orders

已婚父母可以选择是否愿意(或者是否能够)资助孩子的大学教育. 然而,对于离婚的父母来说,这种选择是他们经常不得不牺牲的奢侈品之一. 几乎每个人都熟悉离婚和监护权案件中子女抚养费的概念. 法院可以(而且几乎总是)命令父母一方支付子女抚养费给另一方. 孩子的抚养费是对孩子基本需求的一种贡献:一个栖身之所, food in her stomach, clothes on his back. 子女抚养费在法定年龄或某些生活事件后终止, such as marriage or enlistment in the military. When the parents don’t have a combined house ...

What Does “No-Fault” Divorce Mean in Indiana?

了解更多关于印第安纳州无过错离婚,它是如何运作的,以及如何得到一个 特色片段:在印第安纳州,无过错离婚意味着请愿的配偶不必证明另一方是离婚的罪魁祸首. Instead, they state that the marriage is ...