Thirty-three states have putative father registries. Ohio is one of them. If you haven't heard of it, don't get down on yourself. As many familiar with this particular area of family law are aware, such programs often exist in obscurity.Putative Father Registries have...
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Month: April 2014
What kids may think, but may not say, re: parents’ divorce
It is perhaps one of the great conundrums of life that couple's often wind up getting a divorce because they never figured out how to productively communicate during marriage. What is equally intriguing is how important good communication is for effectively reaching...
Study says Twitter and divorce are related, but are they?
Our look at the role of the internet in divorce over the last week or two continues with this blog post, as a new study has been released saying that the use of Twitter is related to infidelity and divorce. That may not sound too surprising, but what will shock you is...
After the divorce, is it time to unplug from Facebook?
For a long time, Facebook was as close to a "universal" internet login as there could be. It's not that Facebook has suddenly lost its reach. It's still an ubiquitous member of the internet community. However, it seems it has lost a certain something over the last few...
Online divorce may not be all it’s cracked up to be
There will always be ideas and offers out there to try to make divorce "simpler." While it's true that certain divorces can be made simpler if they use certain processes, such as mediation or alternative conflict resolution, what we mean by "simpler" in this case is a...
Who keeps the engagement ring when the wedding gets called off?
Let's say that you and your sweetheart have finally reached the point where you are ready for marriage. The two of you say "yes" and it's off to dreamland, right? That's the way it's supposed to go -- but it doesn't always end in such a happy fashion.In fact, there...
‘Equal split’ is not a guarantee with certain assets in divorce
One of the great myths about property division is that financial assets are simply "pots of money" that can somehow be divided right down the middle. In some cases that is possible, but in many other cases the ability to reach a "fair" division of the assets is...
Man’s failure to pay child support leads to 6-month jail sentence
Last week, we wrote about a man who hid some assets from his wife during the divorce process and went to jail for it. While the act of hiding assets is less common than you would think, the act of failing to pay child support is well documented. Take the recent story...
Effective co-parenting can make things easier for everyone
When you and your spouse decide it is time to file for divorce, the coming weeks and months may not be filled with the warmest of feelings for each other. That doesn't mean you have to be combative and upset with each other all the time -- but, it is unlikely you'll...