Spouses often make the decision to divorce when their relationship is at an overall low point. Years of growing apart slowly or a major discovery by one spouse might lead to intense feelings and constant conflict. Spouses may realize that they simply cannot maintain...
Dissolution
3 emotional issues that can prove challenging during dissolution
Individuals who know that their marriages are over may agree to pursue dissolution instead of a contested divorce. In Ohio, spouses who amicably agree on the key aspects of their divorce proceedings can request an uncontested marital dissolution from the courts...
Why couples attempting marital dissolution may benefit from mediation
Spouses in Ohio considering the end of a marriage have two options. They can litigate as part of a standard divorce, or they can work together to settle major matters on their own. If they successfully resolve any disagreements they have, they can then request marital...
What is the difference between annulment and dissolution?
Many people who realize that their marriage is not healthy and/or functional choose to legally end their relationships. However, they may dislike the idea of filing for a litigated divorce. Thankfully, there are two primary alternatives to the highly contentious...
Taking the tension out of property division during dissolution
Married couples who recognize that their relationship is not in a healthy place have numerous options in Ohio if they want to go their separate ways. Perhaps the fastest and least stressful choice involves marital dissolution. Dissolution, unlike divorce, does not...
Addressing custody in preparation for an Ohio dissolution
Couples that recognize that ending their marriage is the best choice do not always want to go through a litigated divorce process. Thankfully, Ohio offers dissolution as a viable alternative to a traditional “courtroom divorce.” Provided that couples are able to agree...
The legal end of a marriage doesn’t have to be a struggle
People sometimes assume that the end of a marriage inevitably results in a high-conflict divorce. They assume that all couples who are splitting up spend their time in court fighting over assets and/or time with their children. The legal side of divorce seems like a...
How marriage dissolution can minimize conflict and costs
Those who anticipating the end of a marriage too often assume that a contentious and stressful divorce is their only option. Many couples end up litigating their situation in Ohio family court over custody and property division matters even though they largely agree...
How do you keep your dissolution from dissolving?
A dissolution in Ohio is a legal process in which a married couple agrees to end their marital relationship without going through litigation (known as a “contested” divorce). The cooperative process of dissolution is generally cheaper, easier and faster than a...
How are divorce and marital dissolution different?
People often use the words dissolution and divorce interchangeably, simply referring to the process of ending a marriage. And, to some degree, these processes do achieve a similar goal. The couple would like to end the marriage that they entered together, and these...