Springboro Ohio Law Blog
When litigation may be the best step in the divorce process
Divorce can mean a difficult process of trying to determine how to divide property and what to do about child custody for people in Ohio. While this can sometimes be negotiated, there may be situations in which negotiations stall and a person wonders whether it would...
Police detective admits to seizing unrelated evidence
Ohio residents might be interested in an ongoing California lawsuit that was filed by the widow of a man who committed suicide after he was named as a suspect in a cold-case murder. The widow's wrongful death lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Diego against the...
Experts say millennials may continue downward divorce trend
Ohio millennials may be less likely to divorce than their baby boomer counterparts, but it remains to be seen whether this will continue as they head into middle age. According to Philip Cohen, the University of Maryland sociologist whose research found an 18% drop in...
Authorities actively seek out parents who owe child support
In Summit County, Ohio, parents owe more than $1.6 million in back child support. There are currently 50 individuals who are sought by authorities in that area for failing to comply with a child support order. You may be taken into custody if you owe more than $5,000...
Spotlighting Ohio, national road-linked perils
Data recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicate that nearly 36,000 Americans died on streets, highways and other roadways last year. That figure extrapolates to nearly 100 fatal accidents every single day during 2018. And...
Asking for a prenuptial agreement is often complicated
In your mind, it sounds simple enough to ask for a prenuptial agreement. You share your thoughts with your partner, they agree and you move forward with the creation of this legal document. But then something happens. As you prepare to ask for a prenuptial agreement,...
The divorce alternative offered via collaborative law
So, you’re getting divorced. In Ohio, as elsewhere, that process can unfold in myriad ways. Many couples whose marriages have been marked more by persistent hostility than amicability end their unions in the same vein that they endured them. That is, they spar...
Hidden marital assets: when impending exes don’t play fair
Some soon-to-be former spouses in Ohio aren’t inclined to routinely engage in ethical conduct during the divorce process. Although many dissolutions feature relative civility between splitting partners, legions too are marked by uncompromising behavior and...
Halloween looms large for law enforcers focused on DUI/OVI
As October marches steadily onward, an annually recurring marker is fast approaching that spells yearly fun for legions of Ohio residents. That is next week’s circled calendar date spotlighting Halloween. Retailers have of course geared up for that, as have...
So-called “gray divorce” concerns for splitting baby boomers
No, it’s not always a younger crowd of terminally unhappy couples that seeks to untie the marital knot. In fact, an older demographic -- namely, baby boomers -- leads the charge when it comes to divorce filings in Ohio and nationally these days. Multiple news...
