Reaching a settlement agreement in your divorce may be more challenging than you think. Especially when you have high-value assets, the settlement process may get contentious. When you and your spouse struggle to come to terms, mediation can help you avoid litigation...
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Can mediation help you make child custody decisions?
Stressful litigation is not your only option when going through a divorce. When making decisions about emotionally fraught topics like child custody, you and your spouse might benefit from mediation. Mediation can help you create a parenting plan that meets your...
What are some common communication styles between exes?
Some of the many factors involved in getting a divorce include child custody agreements and the division of assets. Another consideration to note is the communication style between a person and their soon-to-be ex-spouse. Here are some of the most common communication...
How can I get a divorce in Ohio if I got married overseas?
The requirements for divorce in Ohio stipulate that the couple must have lived in Ohio for at least six months. U.S. courts will not extradite someone from a foreign country simply to attend an initial divorce hearing. Additionally, the couple must have lived apart...
Is my retirement account marital property?
Property division can be a highly contentious aspect of divorce. Divorcing spouses often have strong ideas about what constitutes a fair division of property, and in many cases, the court must determine how to distribute property. According to Ohio state law, the...
Questions worth asking potential divorce mediators
Getting a divorce tends to be a sticky situation. One hopes that the relationship between partners is not entirely degraded. When this is the case, it remains possible to complete the process through mediation. Such a path forward makes a preferable alternative to a...
How do valuation issues affect mediation?
The mediation process enables parties in a dispute to resolve their problems and come to a mutually agreeable solution outside of court. For example, people seeking an uncontested divorce often use mediation to settle complex issues like property division and child...
What you need to know about same-sex divorce with child custody
Even an amicable divorce can be stressful. Both parties are looking at a dramatic lifestyle change, financially, socially and sometimes even geographically. With child custody in the mix, with the child also facing upheaval, keeping complications to a minimum can be...
4 tips to help you stick to your shared parenting plan
When parents divorce, the whole family must adjust to many changes. Co-parenting requires coordination between two separate households, which can be a challenge. In an Ohio divorce, the court generally requires parents to establish a shared parenting plan. The goal is...
Understanding the differences between divorce and dissolution
Ending a marriage can be an emotionally challenging experience regardless of the circumstances, but knowing the legal options can help. In Ohio, spouses can legally end a marriage through a divorce or a dissolution. While both processes involve signing a separation...