When a medical tragedy strikes, family and friends want to do all that they can for their sick or injured loved one. If the person winds up in a coma or otherwise requires life-sustaining interventions, those people face intense stress. They last thing anyone wants to...
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What to Know About Social Media and Your Case
In 2006, Twitter began, and Facebook shifted from a social media network for college students to open to the public. More than a decade has passed since then, and in this country, social media has mushroomed from a small number of users to the majority of the U.S....
How New Relationships Can Affect Child Custody
Divorce disrupts your life but, fortunately, life goes on afterward full of new promise and possibility. As things change, you need to adjust your child custody arrangements accordingly. Parenting agreements grow and change over time and that’s a good thing! One thing...
Tips for Successful Child Custody Visitations
For parents, divorce isn’t usually the end of a relationship with your partner. Unless courts deem one parent unfit, it’s ideal for the child’s development to have both parents in his or her life. Yet, it can be challenging for divorced parents to communicate and get...
Three Things that Slow Down the Divorce Process
While emotionally complicated to be certain, the practical, legal process of getting a divorce seems pretty straightforward. You file the necessary paperwork and receive the declaration ending the marriage. However, the emotional and the practical are not easily...
Domestic Adoption Versus International Adoption
Adoption is a life-changing decision and one that people enter with great thought and care. The adoption process presents a number of obstacles and options. There are many things to consider. One of the big questions is whether to seek a domestic adoption or pursue an...
Does Moving to a New State Affect Child Custody?
Custody hearings are one of the most emotional and stressful processes when legally dissolving a relationship. However, they don’t end after that last court date, when the judge signs the divorce order. If one parent decides to relocate, especially at a considerable...
Across State Lines: Divorce in Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana
The divorce process can give rise to all sorts of complications. For example, what if you and your soon-to-be-ex live in different states? What happens if one of you lives in Ohio and the other lives in Kentucky or Indiana? In our tristate area, you may live just 10...
Getting Licensed to Adopt in Ohio
You’ve thought long and hard about it and probably discussed it with loved ones. Now you’ve decided to expand your family through adoption–congratulations! Your journey is just beginning. It’s going to be an emotional rollercoaster but one of the most rewarding ones...
Updating a Parenting Agreement: When and How
If you share parenting with a former spouse or partner, you probably created a parenting agreement when you separated. As you know, life changes as kids grow up. Your parenting needs can change, too. At some point, you will likely need to update your parenting...