Women who took their husband’s last name at marriage are often faced with a difficult question during the already difficult time of divorce: Do they or don’t they change back to their maiden name (or a previous married name) after the divorce? The right answer is...
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Year: 2017
Stop feeling guilty about filing for bankruptcy
Do you remember that old board game called, “Life?” As you moved around the board, the luck of the dice controlled whether good things or bad things happened to you. Some of them increased your fortune, others decreased it. It was meant to mimic real life in a lot of...
Handling a custody battle with a sociopath
Were you involved romantically with a sociopath? If so, you may now find yourself in a custody battle in which your own emotions can be used against you. Sociopaths — people essentially without a conscious or an ability to feel remorse — make up to 5 percent of the...
Obstruction of justice: Understand what could get you charged
Obstruction of justice is a criminal charge that often sneaks up on people — because they often don’t realize that what they’re doing is illegal at the time they’re doing it. They may know that their actions are improper or morally wrong, but people often confuse...
How do you create new holiday traditions after divorce?
The holidays are all about family traditions — and when the family gets split apart, those traditions can take a serious blow. Correspondingly, the sense of security your children have can take a similar blow. Children thrive on familiarity and routine — and when...
The Medicaid long-term care predicament
The sad truth is that most people, living on savings and retirement income, can’t afford a place to live when they need care. They don’t have long term care insurance, and nursing home care in Ohio is costly, averaging more than $200 a day. There is a solution...
Cell phone tracking method has privacy rights groups worried
This little-known tracking device has been used since 2008 to identify suspects’ whereabouts — and even intercept calls and texts Anyone who has ever watched a police procedural is aware of wiretapping – recording phone conversations of suspects after obtaining a...
Bankruptcy rules set to change beginning in December
If you’ve been researching bankruptcy rules and procedures but putting off the actual commitment, you only have a short time to file under the current rules. On Dec. 1, 2017, some amendments to the federal bankruptcy procedure take effect, and they could have a...
Missing court documents ruin case, prompt changes in procedure
It seems like some people get handed more than their fair share of tragedy — often through circumstances that seem frustratingly trivial. That’s what happened to the family of an Ohio murder victim as they were forced to watch the defendant in the case walk free on a...
Trusts and adult children with mental issues: What to consider
If you have a child who has a serious mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, a gambling problem or some other disability that prevents him or her from consistently managing his or her own finances, how do you plan your estate — especially if you have a lot of...