A bizarre incident has one Columbus driver in hot water. According to the victim, another driver on the road, the man cut her off and then fired shots at her for unexplained reasons. He has been charged with criminal recklessness for discharging his weapon at another driver on the road. The driver pulled in front...

There is no “chapter 20” bankruptcy. It is sort of a joke that lawyers tell. But it is a useful joke as it refers to a certain situation in which a debtor who owes too much money is allowed to use Chapter 13 bankruptcy protections. Before we discuss why this is useful, we need to...

When you think of a ‘no-contest’ clause, you are likely thinking about employment contracts. But the term ‘no-contest’ applies to several types of legal action and probably does not mean what you think it means.  The noun contest has the accent on the first syllable. However, the verb to contest has the accent on the...

In 2014, Indiana recognized same-sex marriages as legally binding unions. For those same-sex couples that were waiting to get legal legitimacy to their relationship, this had to have been a day of rejoicing. Still, like with heterosexual couples, marriage is not always a confirmation and guarantee that a relationship will be everlasting and work out...

In a divorce with no children involved, the parties can come to an agreement on a settlement and then go their separate ways, never to meet again if they so choose. This is not the case when there are children involved. The presence of shared children can bring about many challenges to divorce proceedings. One...

There is a lot to digest and do when filing for divorce. One necessary action item is establishing the grounds for which the divorce should proceed. In popular culture, these days, it has become commonplace to hear celebrities and other well-known personalities file for divorce citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the dissolution of...

Sometimes it takes a little back and forth before a couple truly decides divorce is the right approach or the opposite, that the marriage is worth working on and saving. For Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus, this has been the case. Tish Cyrus has recently filed for divorce from her husband Billy Ray. The couple...

Divorce is difficult enough to manage, but if a married couple who is dissolving their marriage has a business, valuing the business is a necessary step to finalize the divorce. Typically, to determine a value of a business, qualified professional business evaluators will be used. Often, in a divorce, more than one will make an...

Bankruptcy is a process by which people and businesses that are overwhelmed by debt they cannot pay down can find relief from their financial burdens and start over again with a clean slate — or at least with one that is more manageable for their situation. Bankruptcy is not something that anyone wants to have...

A recent fire at a Walmart warehouse close to Indianapolis has sent first responders flying to address the widespread flames. The smoke plume alone from the large blaze was seen for miles all around. According to reports, it only took three minutes for Plainfield firefighters to arrive at the scene. The large warehouse was 1.2...