When tax penalties and other debts force you to consider filing for bankruptcy protection in Indiana, it is important to understand the bankruptcy laws so you can proceed in a manner that most effectively and completely relieves your debts. One of the common questions asked of the Indianapolis bankruptcy lawyers […]
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act was signed into law in 2015. In 2018, a provision of the law went into effect requiring the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to notify the U.S. Department of State of taxpayers who owe a seriously delinquent tax debt. Taxpayers might not realize that […]
As with any other form of employment, attorneys are entitled to compensation for the work they perform. Attorneys typically discuss the form of payment at the outset, before agreeing to take a case. When one party’s legal costs are ordered to be paid by the opposing party, the reasonableness of […]
The Indiana Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (“IUFTA”) provides a useful tool for plaintiffs seeking collection of a claim or judgment. The IUFTA, Indiana Code § 32-18-2-1 et seq., governs the question of whether a transfer of assets by a debtor to another individual or entity is fraudulent. Implications of the […]
Camden & Meridew attorney Julie Camden receives calls on a regular basis from taxpayers who have been targeted for tax scams in Indiana. The suspicious contact reported has occurred by mail, email, fax, and telephone, for both individuals and businesses. Even tax professionals have reportedly been targeted. Identifying and Avoiding […]
Indiana real estate contract law is governed by various sections of the Indiana Code and relevant court decisions. In Song v. Iatorola, 76 N.E.3d 926 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017), the Court of Appeals of Indiana issued an opinion on rehearing that reaffirmed its prior opinion concerning a contractual and real […]
Indiana ranks 14th in the nation in the percentage of people who have remarried, with 28.3 percent of the population having been married more than once. Often, when a person remarries, stepchildren come into the picture. If you find yourself in this scenario, you might be wondering how to adopt […]
Indiana child custody cases and mental health records admissibility questions often converge. When two parties are in a custody dispute, the mental health of the parties can come into play. The issue for the court hearing the dispute is whether to admit mental health records in custody cases. An Indiana […]
There are legal ways for someone to acquire valid title to real property owned by someone else without purchasing it. Adverse possession in Indiana, and in general, is a theory in law that allows a party, after having met certain common law and statutory elements, to become the valid legal […]
If you owe more on your taxes than you are able to pay, one path to consider in reducing your tax debt is to submit an Offer in Compromise (“Offer”). This is an agreement between you and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) which settles your tax debt for less than […]