In today’s digital world, complex financial transactions and the ability to sort out fact from fiction is difficult in all arenas. This is especially true in the context of divorce. A neutral investigator may assist the attorney and client in these tasks to ultimately help move the divorce along consistently with the trial objectives and presumptions in property and custody statutes.
In the past, the “private” in “private investigator” has conjured up sleazy images for attorneys and litigants, evoking the thought of ... Read More
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Jul2016
19
Jan2016
Any legal area that has strong political and social positions, generally corresponds with substantial law-making. Gun purchase, possession and use is one such topic that is politically charged with “positions.” While most of the laws are on-line, there is a great amount of commentary about how the law should be applied and enforced.
In the firearms arms arena, there are four key myths that appear to be a great confusion for a large number of gun owners. This blog addresses these. The first is a lawfully ... Read More
19
Jun2014
In custody matters, the best interests of the children are paramount, and the process seeks to determine who shall have physical and/or legal custody of the minor children of the parties. However, the parents are the parties to a custody matter, not children, and in fact, children’s statements are generally hearsay, and not admissible in Court under the Rules of Evidence. So, how are children heard in the judicial system? There are several ways.
There was a previous presumption ... Read More
08
Apr2014
Sex, lies and scandalous videos of celebrities fill the daily tabloid magazines and go viral on the internet. But what about you? You are not a celebrity, why does what you do in your personal life matter? Sex, lies, and scandalous videos can be very damaging to you if you find yourself embroiled in a hotly contested divorce, custody, or paternity case.
Almost everyone has something “private” and often times you think you are sharing something personal with someone you are involved in a trusting ... Read More
25
Mar2014
A National Firearms Act trust is similar to a regular trust in that its ultimate use is to transfer the trust property upon the Settlor’s death or within a specified time period thereafter. The NFA trust is unique in that the trust assets are, among other things, NFA firearms. Part of the initial funding of the trust may be, upon approval by AFTE approval, NFA firearms.
These firearms are machine guns lawfully ... Read More
19
Dec2013
In the past several years there has been significant discussion throughout the United States about the legalization of marijuana. In 1996, California was the first state to legalize the use of medical marijuana, since 20 more states have followed suit, including: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington State1. In a bold move, last year, Colorado became the first ... Read More
07
Jan2012
A central theme that runs throughout Ciyou & Dixon, P.C.’s blog posts is education--to gain an understanding about the law so that you are informed and the most effective citizen and/or legal consumer you can be. One part of this is having a voice in law making and trying to change or develop the law on the legislative front.
In posts in 2011, Ciyou & Dixon blogged about legislative issues arising within and potentially ... Read More
07
Jul2011
At Ciyou & Dixon, P.C., we frequently receive questions from our clients and the general public about Indiana’s self-defense laws, given our practice area covering firearms law. A number of legal concepts applicable to the use of deadly force are well developed.
This blog post starts with these. First, Indiana’s self-defense statutes have long provided a legal justification for the use of deadly force in three (3) factual circumstances:
To prevent serious bodily injury or death.
To prevent a forcible felony (there ... Read More