If an Ohio resident takes out a student loan after getting married, it is possible that the debt will be considered shared marital property if the two divorce. However, if the loan is from before the marriage, it will probably remain the responsibility of the person...
Standards for determining child support obligations in Ohio and other states are typically based on issues such as parental incomes and the number of children of the marriage. Custodial parents might find that their child support payments fall far short of the amount...
Divorce rates have steadied throughout the country, but according to Bowling Green's National Center for Family & Marriage Research, they are on the rise among baby boomers. Couples over 50 in 2010 were more than twice as likely to divorce than couples of the same...
Ohio parents may be interested to learn that the Obama administration plans to use its final weeks to modify the legal child support obligations for prisoners. According to critics, the practice of forcing prisoners to pay while they locked up and unable to work often...
When going through a divorce, one of the many tricky elements to navigate is establishing spousal support. Determining the amount to be paid from one spouse to another depends on a wide variety of factors that are set forth in the Ohio Revised Code. Once alimony is...
When Ohio couples are getting married, they might not want to think about the fact that close to 50 percent of first marriages end in divorce. However, knowing about this possibility may lead to practical conversations about issues that often cause marriages to end...
Ohio couples who are in the process of divorce have many issues to consider, with one of the most important being what will happen to their home. Sometimes couples can come to an agreement on their own about their house, but other times, a judge must decide. When...
Ohio residents often hear about high profile divorce cases in which the custodial parent is accused of wanting or receiving too much child support. However, most people are not aware that unless the parents come to an agreement about the amount, they have little say...
According to experts, an unmarried couple who buy a home are making a risky financial decision. They should not view buying a house as just romantic because dividing property and sifting through finances if they separate could become even more messy than if they were...
Planning for a financially stable future after an Ohio divorce starts before the process gets underway. Before a financial settlement can be drawn up between the parties, each person must know the specifics of their financial situation as well as be honest with...