Divorce

People in Columbus who are unhappy in their marriage, but are afraid that getting divorced will lead to an early grave, may have one fewer reason to stay married. A new scientific study suggests that getting divorced has little effect on your health. The study comes...

Ending your marriage in Ohio can go through the court, but it does not have to. State law allows couples to try to work out the necessary issues on their own. If they can come up with a written agreement on division of assets, child custody, visitation rights and so...

Victims of a bad breakup often talk of being “heartbroken.” Thanks to romantic literature and movies, we know that having a broken heart means, but nobody takes it literally. For instance, going through divorce can be emotionally painful, but nobody thinks...

Facebook has become a fact of life for many people in Ohio. It is a convenient way to stay in touch with distant friends and family, share photographs and video, and communicate with people from around the world. Now, it is also a legally sufficient way to serve...

The end of one year and the start of another offers an opportunity for some significant reflection. Indeed, Socrates is typically credited with saying that an unexamined life is not worth living. But in the arena of family law, there is the reality that the focus of...

Divorce after the age of 50 is becoming increasingly common, and it can be especially complicated to divide up retirement benefits at that stage of life. The entire process comes with various tax considerations and can be mishandled all too easily. For Ohio men and...

There are many economic considerations to be made when an Ohio couple decides to get a divorce. Dissolution of marriage typically confronts questions of asset division and support payments. It can also bring up issues that the parties may have not considered, however,...