As a stay at home Mom with no income of my own, how will I manage to pay bills during a divorce?
Deciding to move forward with a divorce can be a difficult decision, made more complicated when one spouse has been financially dependent upon the other for the duration of the marriage. However, Ohio allows spouses to request temporary spousal support and child support, which may alleviate this burden while the divorce process proceeds. Any temporary orders that the Court makes during the divorce will end at the time the divorce is over. The divorce ends when either the par
Do Grandparents have any visitation rights?
Although grandparents historically did not have a legal right of access to their grandchildren, Ohio Revised Code §3109.051 states the court may grant grandparents companionship or visitation rights under certain circumstances. These circumstances include the following: when married parents terminate their marriage or separate, when a parent of a child is deceased, and when the child is born to an unmarried woman. In these circumstances, a court may order reasonable visitati
I was a stay at home Mom for 20 years, and I'm getting divorced. Do I get half of my husband
Yes, most likely. In Ohio, courts will consider the retirement benefits that accumulate during a marriage to be marital assets to be divided equitably. You look at what was accumulated from the marriage date to the end of marriage date, typically. The retirement benefits represent deferred wages that were earned during the marriage which were held for future distribution. If only one spouse is working during the marriage and gains retirement benefits, the court will view it
