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In Ohio and many other states any value of any asset, no matter how long you have been married, is "marital property" to the extent that the value... Read More
No, legally, there is no marriage by common law methods any longer.
Florida has not recognized Common Law marriage since the late 1970's.
A common law marriage is terminated only by death, annulment, or divorce. But, you cannot create a common law marriage in California; it must be... Read More
If you were in WA, there is no common law marriage.
Unless the common law marriage starred in Texas you have never been legally married in California. Hence, no divorce is needed. I suggest you have a... Read More
Its always good to have an attorney represent you in an anticipated fight; In Ohio, there is no time requirement for a dissolution; You need only... Read More
No; But she can request to withdraw for good cause, but the court must grant it.
If you are both in agreement to end the marriage you can get a divorce on the grounds of incompatibility. No counseling required.
Each court... Read More
My guess is that the lease came up for renewal and she just renewed it in her name.? Probably doesn't really change what you two have been doing for... Read More
Ohio attorneys are prohibited from accepting domestic relations cases on a contingency basis. More over, domestic violence, whether seeking criminal... Read More
The Court has the authority to deal with support as a part of the protection order but the better course may be to file for a divorce and seek to... Read More
Yes, it does sound as if he is in contempt of Court and a motion to show cause is in order. The problem you have, though, is that it may be too late... Read More
Provided that you are a resident of Ohio you can still file and get divorced. We serve her by what is called "publication". We can't dealt with... Read More
If you agree on everything you could do a dissolution; If not a divorce; In Ohio, being a no fault state, you could use incompatibality as grounds... Read More
It would need to be a divorce. Dissolution is the no fault version where there is an agreement as to all terms in advance.
It sounds as if you have a very difficult case. Generally, a motion to vacate the prior decree must be filed within 1 year - unless there is actual... Read More
Unless it has been comingled, generally this would be your separate property and should be awarded to you in a divorce.
There is no common law marriage in Ohio. You would have no protection under the divorce law.
As much as I would like to see it, there is no common law marriage in Ohio. It was abolished by statute more than 20 years ago. You, unfortunately,... Read More
Typically the court would award autos to the person primarily using them. A court would also, generally, grant a court order regarding the use of an... Read More
As long as you have been married for more than 10 years you would still be eligible to collect under your husband's social security.
Ohio law provides that any property earned "during the marriage" is marital. The law also provides that marital property is to be divided equitably... Read More
And therein is the problem. Merely sharing the same domicile is not enough to prove co-habitation in Ohio. There are three generally accepted... Read More
I think it is obvious that you need an attorney. If you have a problem serving your husband, when you get into the more serious issues you will bee... Read More