What is a Dissolution? For many, the word “divorce” has a built-in negative connotation. This is, in many ways, the product of how society has painted divorce over the years—specifically, as an inherently conflict-ridden and emotional process. To be sure, the divorce...
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Top Three Tips for Working with a Guardian ad Litem Appointed in a Child Custody Case
What is a Guardian ad Litem? It is no secret that, inherent in any legal proceeding, are a copious number of Latin terms and phrases. For those not trained in the law—as well as for those that do not have any prior experience with the court system—these foreign...
Depp v. Heard: Takeaways for Child Custody Matters Involving Substance Use and Abuse
Depp V. Heard Details the Very Real Allegations and Issues of Severe Substance Abuse For the past few weeks, news outlets and social media platforms have been abuzz discussing the celebrity trial of the current moment — Depp v. Heard — which is currently playing out...
Special Considerations for Divorces Involving Middle Aged and Older Americans — Part Two
Part 2: Division of Assets and Debts, Retirement Benefits, and Estate Planning Matters As discussed in Part One of our two-part series detailing the social phenomenon know as “grey” divorce, a number of recent studies, reports and other analyses have found an...
Special Considerations for Divorces Involving Middle-Aged and Older Americans — Part One
Part 1: Spousal Support, Access to Health Insurance and Adult Children In recent years, the growth in the divorce rate among middle-aged and older American couples has been an interesting trend that many researchers have been monitoring. Notably, studies, reports and...
The Kanye West v. Kim Kardashian West Divorce Saga Leads to Real-World Lessons
Lessons and Takeaways From the Kanye v. Kim Divorce Saga If you’ve been monitoring the news in the past few weeks, you’ve likely encountered at least one headline—even if just for a clickbait article—about recording artist Kanye West’s recent flurry of social media...
Ohio House Bill 508: A Potentially Monumental Shift in Ohio Child Custody Law — Part Two
Part 2 – HB 508 Last week was the first in a series of two articles on the content of House Bill 508—which would make the presumed outcome in child custody matters that of Shared Parenting and an equal parenting time schedule— as well as the potential impact of the...
Ohio House Bill 508: A Potentially Monumental Shift in Ohio Child Custody Law — Part One
Part 1: The Current Law On Dec. 8, 2021, Ohio House Bill 508 (HB 508)—which would make the presumed outcome in child custody matters that of Shared Parenting and an equal parenting time schedule—was introduced into the Ohio Legislature by Representatives Thomas West...
Top 10 Tips to Prepare for the Divorce or Dissolution Process
As domestic relations attorneys, one of the questions that we hear most often from those contemplating ending their marriage to their spouse via divorce, dissolution or otherwise is some version of the following: “What can I do now in order to get ready for and...
Behind Closed Doors: An Examination of Domestic Violence in Ohio
The Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN) recently released a sobering report on the number of fatalities that were reported in Ohio as a result of intimate partner relationship violence from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 (the “2021 Report”). While the ODVN...