While dissolution requires an amicable agreement between both parties before filing with the court, divorce is a more expensive and time-consuming process. Although quicker, it is important to note that dissolutions require both parties to be in full agreement on …

Congratulations are in order to two of our partners! Joanne Beasy and Fred Isaac have both been named Best Divorce Lawyers of Columbus, OH, by Forbes Advisor. We are proud to have two of the best helping clients during a difficult time in their lives.

Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day! For the second straight year in 2023, divorce filings in Ohio have declined. Our Family Law Partner, Joanne Beasy, dives into the data in her latest blog, revealing a promising look at …

Recently, the Ohio Supreme Court issued guidelines regarding custody evaluations in family law cases. Not every case involves a custody evaluation (nor should every case). Custody evaluators and guardians ad litem provide the court with custody and parenting time information. …

I have encountered numerous unusual divorce and child custody cases as a family law attorney. But a recent custody dispute resulted in a court-ordered arrangement that took unusual to a new level. The judicial officer in the case ordered “nesting,” …

Let’s talk retirement accounts. Even if your spouse never set foot in your workplace, or you never set foot in your spouse’s workplace, in the Court’s view, any retirement account that was created or grew during the marriage is marital property built by …

According to a New Jersey Court, the answer is yes, a step-mom may be called “Mom” by his/her step-child. While this conclusion seems surprising at first, the Court’s focus on what is in the child’s best interest, versus the parents’ best interest is persuasive.  In …

In a recent decision from the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, a hard lesson was learned by a party…trial means trial. In this case, the Wife and her counsel did not appear for trial because the Wife’s counsel had …

Effective September 15, 2015, the Franklin County Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division and Juvenile Branch adopted Parenting Coordination Rules.  As the Rules explain, parenting coordination is “a child-focused dispute resolution process ordered by the Court to assist parties in implementing …

Ohio is a “one party” consent state when it comes to recording a “wire, oral or electronic communication.” R.C. 2933.52(B)(4). That means if YOU are a party to the communication/conversation, you can record it without telling the other person you are recording. …

In a recent decision by the Tenth District (Franklin County) Court of Appeals, a party to a divorce action who was representing herself in a post-decree matter lost because she didn’t heed the Court’s deadlines.  First, she didn’t timely file …

In a June 24, 2015 decision from the Fifth District Court of Appeals regarding a Delaware County, Ohio case, the Appellate Court found the trial court did not make a mistake when it ordered a former husband to pay to …