Creating an estate plan is a significant accomplishment. Drafting a will, designating a power of attorney and naming beneficiaries are all important tasks to complete. However, this sense of accomplishment should not deter you from revising your estate planning...
Month: September 2018
What should birth parents know about the adoption process?
An adoption can be an important time in the life of an Ohio family because it involves the creation of a legal relationship between a child and their new parents. However, there are two other important individuals who are affected by the adoption process, and they are...
Spousal support changes may only be made in special circumstances
Pursuant to an Ohio divorce, a court may order that one party to the proceedings pay the other spousal support. As previously discussed on this family law blog, spousal support is money given to one ex-spouse to the other. It may be mandated permanently or it may be...
Can courts deviate from the child support guidelines?
The Ohio child support guidelines provide family law courts with a mathematical computation for determining how much money parents should be obligated to pay in support of their kids. Many factors are considered when a court begins to evaluate the application of the...
Special issues related to military divorces
The choice to serve in a branch of the United States military is one that many Americans make. Those who elect to pursue careers in the military are subject to different laws and legal mandates when family law issues arise in their lives. For example, an Ohio service...