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...
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Gray divorces create unique issues
In the 20 years between 1990 and 2010 the gray divorce rate—meaning divorces of spouses who are 50 and older—doubled in Ohio. Another way to say that is, as Baby Boomers became seniors, the percentage of them ending their long-term marriages increased dramatically....
3 ways divorce mediation may help your kids
Going through a divorce is rarely easy on anyone. If you have young ones in your family, though, the end of your marriage may have catastrophic emotional and psychological consequences. Specifically, your children may experience anger, depression, sadness or even a...
What events could terminate spousal support obligations?
People who are receiving or paying spousal support should be aware of what events may result in an end of payments. In addition, people who are entering into divorce mediation may benefit from getting a sense of how the law treats this issue in order to make...
Is your rock and roll collection imperiled by divorce?
Ohioans love rock and roll. That is most evident by the location of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, situated just a day-trip away on the shores of Lake Erie up in Cleveland.But some take their passion for rocking out to the next level, spending thousands of dollars...
4 options for the mortgage in a divorce
Divorce is never easy. It generally involves decisions that will certainly affect the rest of your life. For instance, one of the major assets you will probably have to deal with is your family home in Westerville. If you make the wrong decision regarding your home,...
How Ohio courts handle retirement accounts in a divorce
Going through a high-asset divorce is quite stressful. Unless you have a prenuptial agreement on record, chances are strong that you and your spouse do not agree on the terms of the divorce. Issues involving child custody, spousal support and asset division are...
Child custody can be complex in an Ohio same-sex divorce
Same-sex couples have only had federal protections recognizing their unions in place for a few years. While some states, like California and Vermont, allowed for same-sex marriages prior to the Supreme Court decision in the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges case, same-sex...
Do you know what to bring to an initial divorce consultation?
The time has come — you are ready to file for divorce. You've talked it through with some of your close friends and family, and you and your spouse simply cannot make the marriage work. However, now that you're ready to pull the trigger, you find that you don't...
How your divorce attorney can help you
It's finally happened — you're ready to move forward with the divorce, but you don't know exactly what to do next. There's no need for embarrassment, this is far more common than you might think.After all, if you've never divorced before, how could you be...