If your home is locked down because of potential exposure to the coronavirus, where should the kids be? Nearly four weeks into the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, that question is being raised more and more often, as families struggle with how to maintain parenting or custody arrangements while also minimizing the risk that…
One of David Letterman’s most oft-used bits was a semi-regular Top Ten list, which supposedly originated from his show’s “home office”. The home office was, at various points, Sioux City, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Oneonta, New York; Scottsdale, Arizona; and a host of others. Of course, it was a fiction, a part of the joke,…
Many of our clients have asked us how their cases and parenting arrangements will be impacted by the State of Ohio’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. While the situation is fluid and ongoing, we now have a better idea of how one court system will react. Effective March 16, 2020, and for…
On Monday, June 5, 2017, after nearly forty years in practice as a divorce attorney, I was given the opportunity to be admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. In one of the most moving and emotional experiences of my life, I was admitted as part of a group of…
A Family Law Attorney Can Guide a Prenuptial Agreement In a high-profile divorce such as the news-making breakup of movie stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, you might immediately think of the difficulty in the future division of assets. In the case of these two millionaires, neither will likely need spousal support from the other.…
This year, June 26 marks the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing marriage for same-sex couples in Obergefell v. Hodges. While many of the unions were between long-time committed couples, young same-sex couples may soon discover what married heterosexual couples already knew: Sometimes a “happy ending” can be elusive. Interests change. Compatibility is…
Cast your vote by July 14 As proud members of the Columbus community, we are humbled and honored to be nominated again for the Best Family Law Firm 2016 by Columbus CEO. Our first obligation as a Columbus family law firm is to help our clients overcome one of the most trying times in life,…
Recommendations from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers ask parents to evolve custody plans over time and always put children first. Traditionally, child custody plans called for children to live with their mother during the week and spend alternating weekends with their father. In more recent history, an equal, 50/50 custody plan has grown to…
Online tools can be useful, but be cautious As Ohio family law attorneys, we are often asked if the process of terminating a marriage can ever be made easier. Litigants complain because they see simple issues — “Why can’t we just equally divide our things and go our separate ways?” — become complex ones in…
How one politician’s divorce lawyers are protecting his $30 million fortune, and the laws against multiple marriages A divorce in Guam. A marriage to a prominent Florida politician. Accusations of abuse. Claims of bigamy. Sounds more like the plot of an episode of “House of Cards,” but it’s the ongoing story of outspoken liberal congressman,…
