Divorce mediation gives you a chance to stay out of court, making decisions on your own and working with a third party to guide you and your spouse through the process. It's typically a faster, low-stress way to reach fair agreements when you and your spouse have not...
Month: March 2018
Tips to make divorce mediation go smoother
Divorces have the reputation of being messy. If the case is handled by trial in court, it can be. The process can also be financially draining and emotionally taxing. These can be significant barriers to achieving the divorce you might feel you need, which is why...
Collaborative divorce: Potential pros and cons
Choice is a good thing - usually. Sometimes, however, too many choices make it harder to decide what to do. In recent years, an array of choices has opened up for couples in Ohio for how to go about ending irretrievably broken unions. No longer is a court fight to...
The upsides to taking a lump sum in alimony
Traditionally, alimony payments are made in monthly installments. For instance, your ex may be ordered to pay you $2,000 per month in support. That works out to $24,000 every year for a set amount of years. However, some people opt to take a lump-sum payment. For...
Factors that that can influence Ohio child custody
Parents typically want what's best for their children. That is true whether the parents are together or apart. Even if parents don't see eye to eye on all matters, they are likely to agree that they want to provide the conditions they feel are important for ensuring...
Ways to help kids keep divorce stress to a minimum
Like most good parents in Ohio and throughout the nation, you want what is best for your children. If you have been parenting for a handful of years or more, you already know that, sometimes, what your kids want and what you believe is best for them may not coincide....
Can I be ordered to counseling as part of a divorce?
The answer to the question posed above is yes. In fact, Ohio law makes provision for the court to order such counseling as part of any effort to dissolve a union, whether it is by way of divorce, annulment or even legal separation. Nor does it take much to trigger the...
To assure long-term security in divorce, remember the QDRO
If you were to receive a note that started, "GAS 2U," would you be offended or take it in stride? The answer depends on how comfortable you are with acronym writing. For the record, the phrase above translates as, Greetings and Salutations to you. Such language...
Can you learn any life lessons from divorce?
You don't have a choice in whether or not you get divorced. Your spouse filed the paperwork, seeking to end the marriage. What you're wondering is how you can make the best of it. You've always been a positive person. You are always seeking to improve yourself. What...