A 19-year-old woman has died more than a year after she suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) on a ride at the Ohio State Fair. The woman was injured on the Fire Ball ride on July 26, 2017, when a gondola filled with riders broke off from the ride and fell to the...
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Year: 2018
Divorced parents must work together to manage the school year
The start of the school year in Ohio always is filled with challenges as kids get back on schedule and prepare for the year ahead, but if you’re newly divorced, your kids will have a few extra adjustments to make. Figuring out how to maneuver while living in two...
Can I keep my house in bankruptcy?
Many people in financial duress get behind on their mortgages. The question of whether or not you will be able to keep the home depends on where you fall on the timeline of mortgage delinquency and foreclosure. Delinquency of mortgage payments If you are a number of...
Estate planning: Serving as your parent’s executor in Ohio
You knew your mom had written a will and named you as the executor. As sad as the idea of her passing made you, you agreed to serve in that capacity for her when she passed away. You just didn’t anticipate the mess she might leave you to figure out. This generation of...
Can I negotiate an Ohio medical debt?
That gallbladder attack that led to the emergency surgery to remove your gallbladder hurt. That hospital bill might be even more painful. In the era of high deductibles, even Ohio residents with medical insurance can find themselves staring at a huge, unexpected bill,...
What is a living trust, and why should I consider it?
Lawyers can sometimes seem to be speaking another language. Nowhere is this truer than in elder law and estate planning. For example: Do you need an inter vivos trust? What is a “pour over” will? What’s the difference between an irrevocable and revocable trust? A...
Ohio pet owners: Don’t forget to plan for your animals
Many of us know people who refer to their cat or dog as their four-legged child. Maybe that’s what you call yours. While they aren’t children technically, pets certainly are a part of the family. Just as we provide for our children in the event of our death, many of...
Shoplifters able to avoid jail time with alternative program
Shoplifting is a term that is seemly lax in society. When you think of this criminal activity, innocent scenarios might come to mind: like a 6-year-old boy sticking a lollipop into his pocket at the gas station, or a teenage girl walking out of a department store with...
Ohio police officer killed in hit-and-run accident
The community of Mentor, Ohio, suffered a loss of one of its finest recently with the death of a police officer in a hit-and-run accident. A suspect has been charged in the officer’s death. The officer, 41, had stopped to assist a colleague on June 24 around 1 a.m. at...
In an Ohio divorce, what happens to the house?
Your home was your castle. Maybe it was the perfect downtown loft for a career couple or a family home where you watched your kids grow. Perhaps it was the condo where you moved after the kids left so that you didn’t have to worry about mowing the lawn in the summer...