Canton, OH
Education Lawyer at Canton, OH
Practice Areas: Education, Divorce & Separation ... +5 more
Written documentation isabsolutely essential. If it's not written down, someone, somewhere, somehow, will swear it never happened or it was never said or that it was misinterpreted.If you have a disput...
See Full GuideThe procedure and the factors a court considers are set out in the Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) There is case law that further explains how this law is applied, but the statutes themselves at least will gi...
See Full GuideThere are a number of factors that go into making distributions of marital assets.First one has to determine what property is marital, and what is separate. Marital property is defined by law (R.C. 310...
See Full GuideUnder the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (a version of which every state has enacted), the proper state to file the paternity suitis the "home state" of the child -- which is the st...
See Full GuideThis article focuses on Ohio law as that is where this author practices. Support is calculated according to the rules in Chapter XXXI of the Ohio Rev. Code. The formula presumes that roughly 20% of th...
See Full GuideIn Ohio, alimony is called spousal support. The court may award spousal support to either party. This support is different than the splitting of marital property (Which this author will address in a se...
See Full GuideIn order to change the shared parenting plan, the party asking the court for a change has a burden of demonstrating that the change is in the best interests of the child and that the negative effects o...
See Full GuideIn Summit County, Ohio, if allocation of parental rights is contested, your case will be referred to Family Court Services for investigation. The recommendation of the investigator is very important, s...
See Full GuideIf your spouse files an Answer to your Complaint (see, Part II), your divorce request is considered Contested and your case will be scheduled for Trial approximately 8-12 months from the date the Answe...
See Full GuideTHE LEGAL PROCESS A.The following are legal papers filed on your behalf during the legal process: Complaint: A Complaint is a legal document which sets out your grounds (legal reason for getting a di...
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