SERIES: Bankruptcy and Distressed Property in a Domestic Relations Matter Part 1- How Bankruptcy Affects Distressed Property in Divorce or Dissolution: The Basics Part 2- What is an Automatic Stay and How Does it Affect Divorce? YOU ARE HERE: Part 3- How Chapter 7 and...
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What’s an Automatic Stay and Why Does It Matter in Bankruptcy and Divorce?
SERIES: Bankruptcy and Distressed Property in a Domestic Relations Matter Part 1- How Bankruptcy Affects Distressed Property in Divorce or Dissolution: The Basics YOU ARE HERE: Part 2- What is an Automatic Stay and How Does it Affect Divorce? Part 3- How Chapter 7...
How Bankruptcy Affects Distressed Property in Divorce or Dissolution: The Basics
SERIES: Bankruptcy and Distressed Property in a Domestic Relations Matter YOU ARE HERE: Part 1- How Bankruptcy Affects Distressed Property in Divorce or Dissolution: The Basics Part 2- What is an Automatic Stay and How Does it Affect Divorce? Part 3- How Chapter 7...
Ohio Supreme Court Decision Confirms Key Jurisdictional and Property Division Principles in Divorce Lawsuits
Background: Ostanek v. Ostanek The Ohio Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ostanek v. Ostanek, Case No. 2021-Ohio-2319 (“Ostanek”), although legally technical, serves as a good reminder of certain significant jurisdictional and property division principles in divorce...
Can Premarital Cohabitation & Prenups Impact Divorce Rates?
Although social scientists have been studying marital trends for decades, there is a notable component of these studies which is often less commonly-discussed—particularly, the relationship, if any, between premarital cohabitation and a subsequent termination of the...
Co-Parenting and the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children
The roll-out for the COVID-19 vaccine is upon us. The sense that there may be a light at the end of this tunnel is growing. But as with all things surrounding the pandemic, nothing is simple and nothing seems to be without controversy. Thus far, the expressed...
The Domestic Relations Courts’ Adjusted Protocols in Response to COVID-19: What Lawyers and Litigants Can Expect
In light of the rapid rise of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout all corners of the world in recent months, all experts now appear to agree that “social distancing” is critical to stemming the continued spread of the disease and, ultimately, saving...
Spousal and Child Support During the COVID-19 Economy
It seems that every day, we receive more and more discouraging news regarding the economy as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The markets have suffered substantial losses and many restaurants, bars and other businesses across the country have closed....
Co-Parenting in the Age of Coronavirus
Co-parenting with your former partner or spouse can be challenging in the best of times. The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has certainly made co-parenting more challenging than usual, even for parents who deal with one another well--and new questions are...
What Is a Divorce? The Answer Might Not Be as Simple as You Think
The answer to the question seems simple. Everyone knows what a divorce is, right? Well… maybe not. In its simplest—but most legally technical—form, a divorce in the State of Ohio is an adversarial legal action between two individuals who are legally married, the...