Indiana Divorce Lawyers

In January 2001, 4915 marriages took place in Indiana and in December 2003, 3902 divorces took place. This is an evidence of the amount of workload the divorce lawyers in the state have.

Legal grounds for divorce managed by Indiana divorce lawyer

As per the law in the state, the court may grant dissolution of marriage only on the following grounds –

• Incurable insanity of either of the partners for a span of minimum 2 years
• Impotence at the time of marriage
• After marriage, conviction of one partner due to a felony
• Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage

Property distribution rules which the Indiana divorce lawyer has to adhere to

Indiana believes in equitable distribution. The court gives its verdict on the basis of the ideology that it is reasonable and just to have an equal division of marital property. However, if this assumption is to be denied, the lawyer has to provide evidence regarding the following factors –

• The ratio in which the property was attained by each partner
  • Prior to the marriage
  • As a gift or inheritance
• Contribution of each partner to attain the property
• Demeanor of the parties during marriage regarding dissipation of the property
• Financial condition of the partners when the disposition of the property would become effective
• Earning capacity of the parties

When the court detects that there is no or little marital property, it may award one of the partners a money judgment. This award is for the higher education of one partner and is intended to cover laboratory fees, books and tuition. The court also considers the tax effects of the property disposition.

Residency bindings

When the petition is filed in the court for dissolution of marriage, it is expected that minimum one of the parties has been –

• A resident of the state
• Posted at a US military installation within the state for a span of 6 months immediately before the date the petition has been filed

Spousal support

While taking a decision on spousal support, the court considers the below mentioned factors –

• The expenditure and period essential to attain sufficient training and education so that the spouse requesting spousal support may find suitable employment
• The earning capacity of each spouse considering –
  • Educational background
  • Training
  • Employment skills
  • Work experience
  • Length of presence or absence from job market
• Whether the education, training and / or employment of the spouse requesting support was interrupted due to the marriage related functions like child care or homemaking
• The educational level of both spouses when their marriage took place and when the petition was filed.

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