Springboro Ohio Law Blog
Effectively dealing with Ohio child custody and shared parenting
For Ohio couples, child custody issues can be contentious. For many, shared parenting agreements are preferable to alternatives, such as there being a custodial parent with the other granted visitation rights. Still, there can be challenges with shared parenting....
Defect-related crashes more likely with cars made before 2009
Vehicles made before 2009 are often the subject of car crashes. In the last three years, 56% of those car crashes in Ohio that involved defective equipment were caused by model year 1999-2008 vehicles. The Ohio Highway Patrol points out that model year 2009-2018...
The justice system must file timely charges
When a suspect is arrested in Ohio, the criminal justice system cannot slow down the process. Instead, the prosecutors must make a quick decision about the charges that the defendant will face. This is necessary to respect the defendant's rights under the Sixth...
How to avoid common money mistakes in a divorce
Divorce can be expensive, and people in Ohio may experience a lower standard of living afterward. However, there are steps people can take to protect themselves financially. First, people should keep in mind that getting a divorce does not mean having to go through...
Student loan debt: when is it marital property?
Ohio is an equitable property state, which means that marital assets and debt are divided in a way that a judge deems “fair” when a married couple gets a divorce. “Fair” does not always mean 50-50, meaning that it is not a given how assets could be divided by a judge...
Phone use and distracted driving
Ohio does not ban hand-held phone conversations among drivers, but it does ban texting for all drivers and all phone use for drivers younger than 18. This is important to know because phone use behind the wheel is a prominent factor in auto accidents. The reason is...
Consider alternate arrangement for 50-50 custody
In an Ohio divorce, many parents follow the widely-accepted solution and alternate weeks between the parents' homes when there is a shared 50-50 custody arrangement. However, some experts are beginning to advise families that this may not be the best arrangement in...
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...
