KW Economics prepares financial analyses for divorce and marital dissolution matters venued in Indiana: income available for support, the value of business interests in the marital estate, and the tracing of separate and marital funds, each presented so that either spouse or the court can examine the figures.
A divorce or marital dissolution matter asks what income each spouse has available for support, what the marital assets, including any business interest, are worth for the division of the estate, and which assets are separate rather than marital. Each is answered from the business books, tax returns, and account histories rather than from the tax return alone. Read the full divorce and marital dissolution analysis guide.
Indiana courts require that the principles behind expert scientific testimony be reliable and treat the federal reliability factors as helpful rather than controlling; for economic damages testimony the inquiry is whether the witness is qualified and whether the method and its inputs rest on a sound basis. A report that names its sources and ties each assumption to the record meets that standard.
Highest court: Indiana Supreme Court. Federal venues: N.D. Ind., S.D. Ind. Court system: in.gov.
Whether Indiana divides marital property equitably or as community property, which valuation date applies, how income available for support is defined, and how the goodwill of a professional practice is treated are questions of law that counsel confirms; the report presents each finding so it can be applied under either party's position.
The same four steps apply to a divorce and marital dissolution matter venued in Indiana; the governing framework in Indiana decides how each finding is applied.
Divorce and Marital Dissolution cases venued in Indiana are heard in the Circuit Court (General jurisdiction; oldest courts in each county) and the Superior Court (General jurisdiction; exists in most counties alongside circuit courts). Final appeals run to the Indiana Supreme Court. Matters within federal jurisdiction proceed in the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Indiana and Southern District of Indiana.
Whether Indiana divides marital property equitably or as community property, which valuation date applies, how income available for support is defined, and how the goodwill of a professional practice is treated are questions of law that counsel confirms; the report presents each finding so it can be applied under either party's position. Indiana courts require that the principles behind expert scientific testimony be reliable and treat the federal reliability factors as helpful rather than controlling; for economic damages testimony the inquiry is whether the witness is qualified and whether the method and its inputs rest on a sound basis. A report that names its sources and ties each assumption to the record meets that standard.
Request a consultation on divorce and marital dissolution cases in Indiana or call (201) 343-0700. Plaintiff and defense counsel.