About the House…
If a divorce is imminent, it may be important from the start of the legal case as to which spouse is living in the home at the time. If you Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Elisa Staats
When You Have Children Together…
If you have children together, it is important that you find ways to handle conflicts with your spouse and avoid a legal battle over custody and related issues. Psychologists have Continue Reading →
Preparing Financially for Divorce
Through the divorce process, the assets and debts that have accumulated during the marriage will be divided between the two spouses. The starting point for divorces in Summit County is Continue Reading →
Preparing Emotionally for Divorce
No matter which spouse has decided to seek a divorce and regardless of what caused the breakdown of the marriage, both spouses will typically enter a phase of emotional adjustment Continue Reading →
What can be done if your ex-spouse fails to pay spousal support?
The spouse receiving spousal support (the “obligee”) can seek legal action in which the spouse paying support (the “obligor”) is found in contempt of court. If the court determines that Continue Reading →
Can the spousal support order ever be modified?
It depends. In order to change the order, the court must have included in its order (or the parties in their agreement), a provision stating that the court retains jurisdiction Continue Reading →
On what does the court base spousal support?
In determining whether spousal support is appropriate and reasonable, the court is to consider all of the following factors: (a) The income of the parties, from all sources, including, but Continue Reading →
Introduction to Spousal Support
In Ohio, spousal support is payment by the higher-earning spouse to the lower-earning spouse that is both for sustenance and for support of the lower-earning spouse. Spousal support can alternatively Continue Reading →
Mediation
Ohio courts often require parents to participate in a mediation session in an effort to resolve their parenting dispute by agreement instead of by litigation. Most parents find this to Continue Reading →
Parenting Class
In order to help unmarried parents who are experiencing conflict, Ohio courts often require the parents to attend an educational program. In Summit County, the program is called the “Working Continue Reading →