Dower interest is an ancient concept in which each spouse has an interest in the other spouse’s real estate. Typically, it was the wife’s interest (‘dower’ indicates the concept of… CONTINUE
The Difference Between Legal Separation and Divorce
With legal separation, your assets and liabilities are divided as they would be in termination of marriage by divorce or dissolution. Issues of custody, child support and spousal support are… CONTINUE
Real Estate Disclosures: Warranties and Representations
When you are representing the buyer, do you ever insist on the warranties and representations? More so, we recommend doing this on the commercial end than the residential end. However,… CONTINUE
Closing an Offer
“Closing an offer” means that written offers and counter-offers finally resulted in an unequivocal written acceptance by one of the parties. At that point you have a contract for the… CONTINUE
Our Services to Sellers of Real Estate
We have represented numerous sellers of real estate when the real estate is FSBO (For Sale By Owner). The seller then doesn’t have to pay a real estate agent’s commission…. CONTINUE
Do I Need a Lawyer for a Real Estate Transaction if I Have a Real Estate Broker or a Real Estate Agent?
Yes. Your broker has a specific role. That role is to get you the best price, either the lowest price if you are the buyer, or the highest price if… CONTINUE
LGBT Dissolution: The Heart of the Case is Humanity
I remember years back when this was the case that became the reported case on issues of same-sex parenting, my client came to me and asked me if it would… CONTINUE
Are LGBT Cases Unique With Respect to Marital Property Division?
We all stand before the court equally. The ability to get married is now an equal ability, and now the ability to be miserable in the marriage is an equal… CONTINUE
Inter-State Property Division: Would you Apply the Ohio Marital Property Law, or the Law of the State Where the Property is Located?
In terms of foreign countries, we have a conflict-of-law situation, so we work with attorneys in a the other country to make sure that we are putting the language into… CONTINUE
When A Couple Has Property in Another State, Can They Divide Their Property in Ohio?
We are experienced in handling property division cases both in other States, as well as other Countries. If we are dividing up property, the attorney needs to provide to the… CONTINUE