Our office wrote about a change to Indiana’s recording law a few months ago. It is imperative that documents are properly recorded because properly recording a document is essential to the validity of the document being recorded. Effective July 1, 2020, there was a minor but significant change in Indiana’s recording law that began requiring both a notary signature and a common law “proof” on ...Read More ...
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Changes to Indiana Recording Law
Indiana recording laws establish procedures that must be followed when a document is recorded with the recorder’s office. Documents related to real property are commonly recorded, such as deeds, liens, and mortgages. Some estate planning documents may also need to be recorded in relationship to property ownership, such as trusts and power of attorneys. Properly recording documents is essential ...Read More ...
Ownership of Real Property
Not all forms of ownership of real property offer the same rights and obligations to the owners of the property. The type of ownership of real property determines how the property is titled, the rights each owner has in the property, and how ownership in the property can be terminated. There are three different types of real property ownership: tenants in common; joint tenants with rights of ...Read More ...
Social Media: Use in Litigation
Social media usage continues to increase as more platforms of social media become available. There are an estimated 2.62 billion people globally using social media. Given how prevalent social media usage is, attorneys and litigants are increasingly using social media as a form of evidence in litigation. Social media can be used in many different types of legal disputes: family law, criminal, ...Read More ...
Partition Action
When property is owned by more than one individual, the co-owners may seek to terminate their joint ownership of the property. The co-owners may voluntary sever their joint ownership by selling the property or transferring the interest to one co-owner. If the co-owners cannot agree on how to divide the property, each of the co-owners has the right to partition the land. A partition action is a ...Read More ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
There are several types of Alternative Dispute Resolution available to litigants. The most commonly used form of alternative dispute resolution is mediation, a process in which a neutral mediator works with the parties to reach a resolution to the case. If a resolution is reached, the agreement is reduced to writing and filed with the court to be approved as a court order. Once approved, the ...Read More ...
