In Indiana the marital estate encompasses all assets and debts of the parties. Some states, including Indiana, refer to this as the “one pot theory.” The objective in a dissolution is to divide the parties assets and liabilities in a just and reasonable manner and return them to the status of unmarried adults. If the parties are unable to agree upon the division of assets and debts, then the trial court will make the final decision as to the division and ultimately the percentage of the division. The presumption is to divide the assets and debts equally or 50/50 between the ... Read More