Property Division

Property division is an important aspect of any divorce. You have to divide up everything from your house to your bank account. You both probably have property you want. However, part of the division of property in a divorce is also the division of debt, which neither...

If you are a business owner in Ohio, there is one thing that could completely ruin your business that you may never have thought of: divorce. When you divorce, the court divides your assets in a fair manner. It looks at assets that are considered marital property,...

While you may be focused on dividing assets and determining custody during your divorce, one other thing you will have to handle is debt. The general rule when it comes to dividing anything in a divorce in Ohio is that whatever anyone brought into the marriage or...

You should never assume that the divorce process will go as planned. Even if you have the best intentions, there are sure to be sticking points along the way. This is even more so the case if you have children with the other individual and/or have many assets to...

Views on dating, marriage and divorce are very different now than they were at the turn of the century. Experts say that these changes have contributed—in large part—to a growing trend among the millennial generation: a rise in prenuptial agreements.A...

You might have heard a horror story or two about someone who divorced and lost nearly everything. From the contents of the family home to the property itself to the retirement funds, everything went to the other spouse in the divorce.Further questioning, though, leads...

You've been an artist for 10 years, during which you were married. You've created hundreds of pieces. Many of them were sold, but you still have a studio full of pieces you haven't been able to sell just yet.Are they yours? You probably think so, but, if your marriage...

Worried that your spouse is hiding assets so that you cannot get your fair share when the two of you get divorced? Maybe you brought up divorce last month and now your spouse has been taking trips and acting oddly, and you think he or she is attempting to defraud you...

An inheritance was given to you, and your parents didn't intend for their money to leave your family if you got a divorce. What can you do to protect those assets?In some cases, they're already protected. Courts often look at this money as separate property and not...

You and your spouse are more than just partners in marriage. You're also business partners. You started the company 20 years ago, just two years after you got married.Over the years, you've worked hard to grow the company to the point that it now provides a very...