Family Law

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...

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...

Divorce — just like marriage — isn’t something you can do alone. There are a lot of emotional, financial and legal steps surrounding a divorce. That’s why many experts recommend that people going through a divorce have a support team to help. Who do you need on your...

You’ve probably heard of parental alienation syndrome, but do you know what the signs of it are if you see it? Parental alienation syndrome is the direct result of a concentrated attempt to destroy someone’s relationship with his or her children. Usually, one parent...

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...

Many people find love a second time. While you may be older and wiser than when you first got married, there are still easy financial mistakes to make. Below, you can find a financial checklist that can ensure you are entering into your second marriage financially...

Ohio has a relatively large Asian population that’s been steadily growing over the last few decades — which mirrors the growth in the rest of the country as well. Nationally, however, Asians from India, China, Korea, Thailand and other areas tend to seek the diversity...

Child custody is one of the No. 1 things that couples fight over during a divorce. The situation can end up not only involving the couple and their children, but family and friends as well. The more bitterly-fought the battle, the harder it is to make a custody...

With the Independence Day holiday coming soon, you may be planning to take advantage of the long weekend and spend quality family time together with your son or daughter. If you are a divorced or separated parent, this may not come to pass; either because your...

We hope all of our readers had a wonderful Mother’s Day. This includes moms who literally (and figuratively) do everything around the home, those who are struggling to make ends meet, as well as those moms who are working hard to restore trust in their relationships...