Columbus Divorce Law Blog

Animosity between two Ohio parents may sometimes affect a child custody case to the point that one parent will move out of state or even out of the country as a tactic to keep the other parent from seeing the child. Because child custody laws in each state vary, the attempt to enforce some terms of an existing agreement can be tricky when more than one state is involved. That is the case of a woman whose boyfriend has left the state with their son.

Over a year ago, the mother was sentenced to a probation period of 30 months after she entered a guilty plea to meth charges against her. Her ex-boyfriend, the father of their 4-year-old son, was granted custody of the boy. Just weeks later, he and the child moved out of state. He claims his ex abused the boy while their son was in her custody.

The motivation for most Ohio couples to get a divorce is often because something in the marriage is not working for one or both spouses. When that happens and they will not or cannot fix the problems, the seemingly natural solution is to separate. One couple, however, may be getting a divorce for a completely different reason.

The husband, an Army veteran, and his wife are looking at just one option to get their oldest daughter the healthcare she needs. The 6-year-old girl has a number of conditions that accompany Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a rare chromosomal disorder. She can do almost nothing on her own and requires care all day, every day.

Some Ohio exes who have to pay alimony sometimes feel the strain of meeting their legal requirements. When their financial duty has been fulfilled, there is often cause for celebration. One man thought he had made his last alimony payment years ago but has recently received a notification claiming he missed a payment.

For 15 years the man made two payments of $1,250, via garnishment, to his ex-wife for a total of $450,000. When he retired in 2010 he was no longer required to pay. Not long ago he got a bill from the county probation service, claiming he not only missed his last payment, he also owed interest that had accumulated over eight years. He had retained a copy of his last pay stub showing he had, indeed, paid the full amount. He also says his ex-wife definitely would have let him know if she had not received the money.

Whether an Ohio spouse's income is massive or below the national average, there are still obligations he or she may have to fulfill after a divorce. If there are children born from the relationship, one parent might be ordered by the court to pay child support. Should the family consist only of the couple, one may be required to pay spousal support. The 13-year marriage between Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash, and his wife is slowly coming to an end, after he filed for divorce four years ago.

The divorce is coming along too slowly, according to Slash. He feels is wife, Perla Ferrar, is doing everything she can to drag out the divorce, and he has asked the judge to make a decision as soon as possible. He has agreed to not only pay Ferrar $100,000 each month in spousal support but an equalization payment of over $6.5 million, as well.