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Can I File Bankruptcy on Gambling Debts?

More and more folks in Indiana are betting on sports using popular apps. The days of bookies handing out cards at the bowling alley are long gone. Today, all you need is your phone and a credit card. Therein, of course, lies the problem. Gambling is addictive, and many lose control of the impulse quickly....

Crypto Winter Buries Investors in Uncertainty

To be sure, “crypto winter” began this summer after two major companies announced bankruptcies and insolvencies. Celsius began the crypto bankruptcies, which soon resulted in a second bankruptcy of the Voyager exchange platform. Now that bankruptcy has been declared, every investor on the platform has had their assets frozen as those assets are now a...

Top Five Strange Divorce Settlements Conditions

Divorce decrees are contracts that are enforceable by law. While most of the issues relating to divorce can be settled between the two individuals untying the knot, only issues involving the children require the court to sign off on them. For that reason, some weird stuff has made it into divorce decrees. Below are some...

California Couple Forced From Home After Not Making Payment Since 2009

Well, this one caught our attention. Most mortgage services will move much quicker on a foreclosure than they did with this couple. On the other hand, this couple had a few unique circumstances that helped them remain in their home without making a payment for 12 years. Essentially, the couple moved to refinance their loan...

Bankruptcy versus Debt Consolidation: Which is Right for Me?

Chances are good that if you are considering bankruptcy, your credit score may be lower than you would like. If your credit score is not good, then you will have a difficult time finding a lender willing to consolidate your loans. Does this mean that you have to file for bankruptcy? Not necessarily. But your...

Discernment Counseling: How it Works

While many married couples go to marriage counseling in the hopes of restoring their relationship and improving their communication, doing so requires a commitment to ensure that the marriage succeeds. Not everyone is necessarily going to be in that headspace. For that reason, a different type of marriage counseling was created — discernment counseling. Its...

Is it Legal to Track Your Spouse Using Spy Apps?

In the State of Indiana, it is mostly illegal to use spy apps and GPS trackers to track the whereabouts of your spouse. These considerations are related to illegal searches and seizures and the expectation of privacy. In other words, it gets complicated quickly.  The general rule of thumb is that if your spouse does...

Analyzing an Ugly Custody Case

A mother seeking child support for her 16-year-old daughter was met with a petition for parental rights by the father. The mother had initially put another man’s name on the birth certificate because at the time of conception, the mother was 16 years of age and the father was 30. The father would have faced...

Non-Disparagement Clause Ruled Unconstitutional Under 1A

The First Amendment is one of the most visible and least understood constitutional rights that we have. Essentially, it prevents the government from issuing orders that curtail the free speech of citizens or companies. The purpose of the First Amendment was to protect unpopular speech and prevent political repression by the government against the press....