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...
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...
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...
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 lives....
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 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...
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...
The first two articles in this three-part series have dealt with identifying the nature of business assets that are subject to a divorce, as well as beginning the process of having those business interests valued. In this third and final installment, we address...
Last week was the first in a series of three articles regarding divorce and the family business. In the first article we provided a basic introduction to identifying the type of business asset owned by either spouse. We also discussed the likely documentation that...
Most of us have been touched at some point in our lives by divorce. Often, this is a terribly chaotic experience for everyone involved. And this chaos can be easily magnified when there is a family business that is owned, in whole or in part, by one or both spouses....