Ironically, the fact that so many people turned to Ashley Madison to help them cheat on their spouses may help them avoid detection, even after the website's client base has been exposed to the world. Hackers who previously accessed Ashley Madison's client data have...
Whether or not you pay or receive child support or alimony as part of your divorce order will have implications beyond the size of your bank account. Single, married or divorced, income tax time will come. And the terms of your divorce may affect how much you are...
In Ohio, getting your marriage annulled generally is much more difficult than obtaining a divorce. However, some spouses are entitled to an annulment, which essentially means the law will treat the spouse's marriage as if it never existed. This has significant...
The Washington Post has some interesting data on the history of divorce in the United States. Everyone has their own reasons for splitting up, of course, but looking at general trends can show how major societal events shape people’s tendency to start and end...
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...
Among the most valuable assets potentially subject to division during a divorce is a small business. Depending on the history of the business, the court could order half of the business to go to one spouse, even if that spouse had little or nothing to do with the...
Spousal support payments are not necessarily set in stone in Ohio, but neither may the former spouse making the payments just decide to stop unilaterally. There is a legal process in which spousal support, also known as alimony, can be modified. Exes can ask the court...
Raising a child is a profound responsibility. Parents have to make decisions about where their children will live, where they will go to school and what religion they will grow up in, if any. Besides everyday love, support and discipline, these decisions are perhaps...
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...
In Ohio, it is likely that the much, if not most, of the money you have in the bank or in investments will be considered marital property and subject to division if you ever divorce. Money earned or received during the marriage is generally considered to belong to...