Divorce

Many married people in Ohio wind up halting or delaying their careers for the sake of raising a family. If you are among those who did so and you are now working toward a divorce, you may question what your financial big picture is going to look like once you hit...

Selling your marital home is an option during divorce if neither you nor your spouse can hold on to it. You might not be sure when to sell it, though. Some couples decide to find a buyer during the divorce instead of waiting for the divorce to be over. Though selling...

When your Ohio marriage fails, you may question the state of your finances and whether you might be able to maintain your lifestyle once your divorce becomes final. Most Ohio residents who divorce their partners find that their financial situations change quite a bit...

Every divorce involves some amount of stress for both parties. Of the different stressors, finances are one of the most common and severe for divorcing couples. As you head towards divorce, there are various moves you can make to help ease the financial burden....

Even though you probably thought you would be with your spouse forever, you also know how common divorce is for Americans. In fact, according to the World Population Review, the U.S. has the sixth-highest divorce rate in the world. Because divorces happen frequently,...

Co-parenting does not end when your children grow up. When it is time for your teen to go to college, you and your former spouse might not agree on who should pay the tuition bill. In Ohio, the court generally does not make decisions about adult children. Therefore,...

Divorce involves making many different decisions involving property and finances. The goal in any divorce is to achieve an equitable division of property, meaning that both you and your spouse receive an adequate share of marital property. Houses, cars, bank accounts...

Married couples in Ohio share a life together. They may have separate bank accounts or have property solely in their name, but they still share their life together. If they end up going through a divorce, they will need to divide the life they shared together. This is...

Marriage equality was won after a long battle, and now that federal law mandates it, the laws for heterosexual and non-heterosexual divorces are the same. However, there are some unique challenges that some same-sex divorcees may face when navigating the divorce...