You've been married for decades. For the sake of the family one spouse stayed home and the other worked. Throughout all that time, you pursued a solid financial plan that included contributions to some form of account with the expectation it would provide for you both...
We live in a mobile world. Gone are the days when the normal progression of life was: graduate from school, get a job, get married, have children and settle down for the duration. No, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the average time a worker...
When it comes to child custody, or shared parenting as it is known in Ohio, the legal system does not fool around. This is understandable. Such plans are constructed and approved in the course of a divorce with the objective of ensuring that the best interests of the...
Ohio couples going through a divorce may be of the impression that the process, as difficult as it may be emotionally, is over once the final decree is signed. Get that document inked and both parties can wipe their hands and move on. Unfortunately, legal processes...
Some weeks ago we shared a story to highlight the family law issues that service people can sometimes face when they are called to duty. The case involves a Navy submariner who was facing a court summons and the threat of arrest in connection with a dispute related to...
Few couples in Ohio going through divorce are likely to make it through the process without some emotional upheaval. The severing of a relationship of any kind is painful. The dissolution of a marriage involves dynamics that make the emotional impact that much...
Paying child support can be a very difficult obligation for some parents. Often, we read about parents who ignore their responsibility or actively avoid making payments for one reason or another. They may do this in protest or as an attempt to punish the other parent....
People who are going through or expect to go through a contentious divorce should know that they are not alone. A huge number of divorces involve a dispute of some kind because of all the difficult emotions that are involved. Each spouse can feel angry, sad, scared...
There are a number of men and women in Columbus who are in the military and, even though we are sending far fewer people to fight overseas these days, a number of these military members remain deployed. Though many of these deployed service members hope to come back...
If you are or have been married, chances are you have opened at least one credit card with a spouse. Though there are a number of people in Ohio and across the country who choose to keep their finances separately from their spouses', most people combine their...