Month: May 2022
How can a collaborative divorce benefit your family?
Divorce can be a difficult and painful process, often filled with conflicts over finances, property and child custody. These disagreements can escalate quickly, leading to stress and long-lasting animosity. When children are involved, the stakes are even higher, as...
Dealing with taxes from dividing investment assets during divorce
Divorce is a challenging process that involves not just emotional struggles but also significant financial decisions. In Ohio, the court divides marital property in a way that it considers fair, but not necessarily equal. One of the most complicated aspects of...
How a collaborative approach to divorce could save your business
Divorce is a challenging time for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for business owners. The impact of a divorce can extend far beyond personal lives, affecting the stability and future of a business. Adopting a collaborative approach to divorce can help...
Do you need a lawyer in a collaborative divorce?
Collaborative divorces have been increasingly gaining popularity in the United States in recent years. This trend reflects a growing desire among couples to avoid the emotional and financial toll often associated with traditional divorce litigation. The appeal of this...
Exploring the benefits of virtual divorce mediation
Virtual divorce mediation has gained popularity as a flexible and efficient way for high-asset clients in Ohio to manage their divorce proceedings. The process offers a unique approach that allows both parties to work together in a collaborative environment without...
Navigating trusts and estate plans in high-asset divorces
Divorces with significant assets bring unique challenges, especially when trusts are involved. In Ohio, laws govern how to divide assets during divorce. Both parties must understand how trusts fit into this framework. Understanding trusts in divorce Trusts are legal...
Who Can Benefit From a Collaborative Divorce
Let us say you have been married over a decade, and you and your spouse have grown apart. You have arrived at a mutual decision that it's best to go your separate ways, but you're worried that the legal complexities of divorce, asset division and child custody could...
Impact of divorce on retirement plans
Divorce can impact your financial future, especially regarding retirement plans. Understanding how to divide retirement accounts and ensure financial stability post-divorce is crucial. Understanding retirement accounts in divorce When a couple divorces, retirement...
It Takes Two Lawyers Trained in the Collaborative Process to Provide Competent Representation
Like marriage, the Collaborative Process takes two; two spouses and two lawyers. Inherent in any of the different processes available to end a marriage, whether it be litigation, mediation or Collaborative Practice, there are competing interests surrounding division...
Finding a Collaborative Law Attorney to Help You
When the Collaborative divorce process is chosen by two divorcing spouses, both spouses will need to be represented by their respective lawyers. Also, both the lawyers will need to have undergone special training in the Collaborative Law Process in order to facilitate...