Certainly, you should choose an attorney who has the qualifications, experience and competence to assist you in the difficult process of ending your marriage.  In addition however, it is important that you feel comfortable with the person that you choose to represent you as your attorney in this process.  Are you comfortable talking to the attorney about your situation?  Do you feel that he/she is concerned about the welfare of you and your family?  Do you have confidence in the ...

This is a very difficult question to answer and depends upon a variety of factors including the types of issues that are in dispute and the process that the parties use to end their marriage.  Usually, if the parties proceed by Dissolution, the entire process will take less time than if the parties are unable to reach an agreement and proceed with a Divorce.  Even the Dissolution process however, may take several months.  Divorce actions which involve more complicated or ...

Ohio law sets forth various “grounds” for the termination of a marriage by Divorce.  These grounds include “gross neglect of duty”, “extreme cruelty” and “living separate and apart without interruption or cohabitation for one year”.  In addition, if not denied by the other spouse, a Divorce can also be granted on the grounds of “incompatibility”. Courts are inclined to view evidence related to the “grounds” in a manner that tends to favor finding that the specified grounds have been established.  Except ...

Yes.  At least one of the spouses in a Dissolution action, or the filing spouse in a Divorce action, must have been a resident of Ohio for at least six months before filing the action in the Court For more information regarding our areas of practice, or to discuss your legal matter, call us at (513) 321-3940 or contact us online.

Both processes result in the Court signing an Order called a Decree that will officially end your marriage.  The way that you get to that result however, is quite different.  A Dissolution can occur if both Husband and Wife agree to legally end their marriage and enter into agreements as to how to resolve all of those issues that are “incident” to the ending of the marriage.  These “incidents” include the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities involving minor children, ...

Divorce Not Always Bad for Kids In marriages with a lot of conflict, "staying together suggests. Children of parents who fight a lot yet stay married  experience more  conflict in their own adult relationships than children of parents who fight and do get a divorce. "The basic implication is, 'Don't stay together for the sake of the children if you're in a high conflict marriage,'" said study researcher Constance Gager, of Montclair State University in New Jersey. Relationship surveys Some studies have shown children of ...