If the spouse is on the mortgage, he/she remains in privity of the contract between the bank and him/herself unrelated to his/her spouse. The reality is that if one party… CONTINUE
What If The Defendant Is Completely Unresponsive to Requests to Remove His Possessions?
If I put all of his things in storage, now we are paying the storage fee. We will have paid the storage fee for 30 days for him to go… CONTINUE
After Divorce, How Do I Get My Ex-Spouse To Remove His or Her Possessions From the Home If They Aren’t Cooperating?
Let’s say we’re representing the wife in a divorce proceeding: The husband has left the house, and in the divorce decree it says he is to receive all the items… CONTINUE
What Can I Take With Me If I Move Out Before I File for Divorce?
I would make the following recommendations: Take 100% of everything you had prior to the marriage. Take anything you inherited. Take anything that was gifted to you, and Take 50%… CONTINUE
What Is a Dower Interest?
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
Title Companies and Closing Protection Letters
There are title companies and there are title agencies. Title companies are the actual insurance company, and typically you want a national company that is the insurance company insuring the… CONTINUE
Ohio’s Affluent LGBT Community and Subsequent High-End Divorces
A significant portion of our gay population in Central Ohio are extremely wealthy. As such, within the gay marriage and divorce thereafter, we expect to see extremely high-end divorces because… CONTINUE
Property Division: If the Disputed Property is a House in Another State, and the Parties are Residents of Ohio, Would you Look to the Laws of the Other State?
When you divorce in Ohio, and you have a shared property at issue located in another state, we are going to look to Ohio law. Let’s say that a husband… 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