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...
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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...
Best times to revise an estate plan
Your estate plan should never remain static. Ideally, you will first create this plan when you are fairly young, and you need to update your will and trust once every few years. Life always brings new changes. As your life continues to grow and evolve, you...
What should parents know about legal custody?
Negotiating a child custody agreement is no small feat. Ohio parents who have elected to end their marriages or discontinue their personal relationships may discover that even though they have chosen to no longer be involved in each other's lives, there is no way for...
Pursuing adoption as a single parent
Bringing a child into one's home through adoption is a life-changing process both for the new parent and the child. Often Ohio couples decide to adopt to grow their marital families, but increasingly men and women throughout the nation have made efforts to adopt as...
Preparing children and schedules for the new school year
The back to school season is upon Ohio families and all across the state children are slowly filtering back to their educational institutions. While some may be returning to familiar schools, others may be transitioning to new schools as they advance through higher...
Ohio recognizes grandparent visitation
A divorce can affect relationships beyond the one that is severed through the legal process. Connections between parents and kids can become strained, but so too can the more distant relationships between kids and their extended family members. For example, when...
Money problems are a major contributor to marital failure
A fight between two married people can stem from many possible topics. Ohio couples have disagreements about their kids, about their jobs and about their homes. They may argue about how much time they should dedicate to certain tasks and how much they should be able...