If you and your spouse are getting a dissolution or a divorce and are one of the many couples who may have issues -- such as co-parenting children or co-ownership of assets -- which will require the two of you to be able to communicate and make joint decisions in the future, you have a choice … [Read more...]
PRIVACY DOES MATTER – SO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES TO LITIGATION
Have you ever heard someone whose case went to trial talk about how wonderful it is to have private financial matters reviewed and discussed in detail in open court? Or how terrific it is to have the doors of their private family lives with their children flung wide open for everyone to scrutinize? … [Read more...]
SUPREME COURT RULING PERMITS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE IN OHIO
In a landmark ruling in the case known as Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court of the United States has extended the right to marry to same-sex couples nationwide. The ruling is effective in two weeks from the announcement of the Court's decision on June 26, 2015, and will reverse the bans to … [Read more...]
SHARED PARENTING IS NOT AUTOMATIC EQUAL TIME
When we advise our clients who are parents of minor children, we often encounter a lot of misperceptions. For example, many parents fear that the legal system favors one gender over another when there is a parenting plan disagreement. But the reality is that, by statute in Ohio, both parents … [Read more...]
I JUST WANT WHAT IS FAIR UNDER THE LAW
I JUST WANT WHAT IS FAIR UNDER THE LAW This is very often the first thing that people going through divorce say to their attorney. Frequently, both parties agree with this statement and espouse it as their objective. So how can these same people find themselves in senseless battles within the … [Read more...]
