What Is Non-Party Discovery And Why Is It Necessary?

By Sara Pitcher Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer Before addressing non-party discovery, it is helpful to understand what discovery is. Discovery is defined as: 1. The act or process of finding or learning something that was previously unknown. 2. Compulsory disclosure, at a party’s request, of information that relates to …

Can I Be Forced To Sell The Home While Divorce Is Pending?

Question: I was granted the marital home while our divorce is pending with an agreement in place that prohibits the sale of the house. Now my wife’s divorce lawyer asked me to provide a letter of pre-approval of refinancing or they would force the sale of the house. Can they …

Is Your Wife Hiding Assets? Discover Your Options

Question: How can I determine if my wife has hidden assets or has a trust established in her name that I do not know about? Her family is extremely wealthy, and it is likely she has a trust but she refuses to answer my questions about.

Responding To Discovery Interrogatories Requests

Question: I received discovery interrogatories by regular mail. I have finished my answers and I also need to send my interrogatories to my ex-wife as well. Do I have to properly serve them or is sending them by regular mail enough? Also, do I have to deposit a copy of …

Can I Object To Discovery Questions In My Divorce?

Question: I received a discovery and document production form from my wife’s divorce lawyer asking me to provide bank statements and other financial information from our date of separation. This request also wants to know any newly acquired assets after our separation date. Do I have the right to object …

Paying For College: What Does Non-Minor Support Cover?

By Natalie Bower Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer If you are divorced, depending on the state where you live, the court could order you to pay for your child’s college – something no court could ever order a married couple to do. Roughly half the states have statutory provisions or …

How To Find Hidden Assets In Divorce

By Grant Webb Bisk Education In divorce cases where hidden assets are suspected, it is often the husband who has been accused of concealing accounts or funds that might be used against him during the settlement proceedings. However, this fraudulent financial activity is not limited to just men. More and …

Appealing Divorce Decree If Ex-Wife Hid Information

Question: Can I appeal parts of our divorce decree if it is later revealed my ex-wife was hiding information during our divorce? She gave birth to a child that was not mine in 2005 only a few months after our divorce. She hid the fact that she was pregnant during …

The Importance Of The Divorce Filing Date

By Sara Pitcher Cordell & Cordell Indiana Divorce Lawyer A divorce‘s filing date plays an important part in a dissolution action. While it may seem like no big deal to the parties involved on which day the dissolution is filed, the date of filing for divorce is significant for many …

Discourse On Discovery: Your Wife’s Deposition

By Nathan A. Hacker Indianapolis Divorce Lawyer The biggest advantages to taking a deposition is that you can be sure what your wife is going to say at trial, and you can hope that it changes. Strategically it does not matter what story is told, but that a story is …