As shown in many high-profile celebrity cases, defamation results in expensive lawsuits and settlements. During a divorce or child custody case, defamation is the use of false statements that are presented as true. There are certain legal procedures used to challenge...
For most students in the Columbus area, the school year is almost over. Summer break is just a couple of weeks away. If their parents are divorced or otherwise not living together, they hopefully have a child custody plan that takes this shift in the child's schedule...
Nobody gets everything they want in a divorce. But some divorce decrees or rulings are particularly one-sided. Fortunately, you don't have to take a bad or unfair ruling lying down. Just like with any other trial ruling, you can always appeal it to a higher court....
Covid-19 may be one of the most unwanted wedding guests that you never want to see at your own wedding, which may be why you have already postponed your wedding. Many eager couples have had to delay their ceremony, and waiting for their special day does create a good...
When you go through the asset division portion of the divorce process, you are setting yourself up with what you will need to start the new post-divorce chapter of your life successfully. As such, it’s important that you receive your fair share of your marital...
The holidays are approaching rapidly, leaving many co-parents longing for more time with their children. If you share custody of your kids with an ex-partner, you may be wondering whether you have the right to change your custody schedule for one or more holidays....
A child's school placement affects many aspects of the parent-child relationship, from afterschool pickup schedules to a parent's ability to attend concerts, sports matches and other events. If you share custody of a minor child, you have an important say in where...
It’s a tragedy when parents are unfit to give their children the safe and happy life that they deserve. It is even more sad when the child facing this predicament is your own grandchild. If you know that you could provide a better life for your grandchild than the one...
Despite a sharp uptick in divorce filings in the early months of the pandemic, divorce rates have eased significantly in Ohio and across the rest of the country. But will that trend continue? Relationship experts say that’s unlikely as vaccinations increase and...
Working out a child custody plan as part of your divorce can be complicated by the fact that you and your ex now live in different states. If you still live in Ohio, but your former spouse (and current co-parent) moved to Pennsylvania, New York or California, shared...
