It is a difficult decision to place a child for adoption, with competing emotions and desires. If you are pregnant or have recently given birth, one of the main questions you have may be whether you will ever see your baby again. Open adoptions are very popular among...

There has been a great deal of news coverage in recent months on one particular provision of the tax law changes passed by Congress and signed into law at the end of last year. It's the one on how spousal support payments and income will be taxed by the IRS starting...

If you are facing a divorce, you are probably thinking mostly about the need to be separated from your spouse. And for many people, this approach makes sense. If you’re in an unworkable marriage, divorce might be the best option, and it makes sense that life...

You read stories every day of children abducted from their custodial parent by the noncustodial parent. This is always a serious violation of custody agreements. Though it is clearly a criminal action, the removal of children does not always guarantee a neat or speedy...

The title of this post comes from a quote of Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the Supreme Court of the United States (affectionately known as SCOTUS) made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states last year.As Bill Chappell...

Our readers have likely seen many posts advocating for Ohio divorcing couples to take an amicable approach to their breakup. The research on how combative divorces affect children, as well as studies on mental health during tumultuous breaks should inspire people to...

Just like many traditions and milestones in life, millennials are doing things differently compared to past generations. Their take on job searches (and job expectations) are different. They communicate differently, opting to have text message conversations as opposed...

There supposedly is no such thing as a debtors' prison. The failure to pay debts generally will not get a person put in jail. However, with every rule there is an exception. When a parent fails to pay child support payments, Ohio law allows the state to charge a...

It's been three months since Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced their pregnancy. We noted in a prior post that the upcoming baby creates an intriguing legal scenario considering that Kardashian is still married to Brooklyn Nets forward Kris Humprhies. Their...

Meeting with a divorce attorney for the first time could be a very awkward and emotional experience. After all, you are essentially in uncharted territory. It is hard to know what to expect, and you may be unsure that you want to hire the person you are scheduled to...