Once a divorce is finalized there are several steps that the parties should separately take to update their individual lives. This is often an overlooked process that can have negative or unintended ramifications. Typically while a divorce case is pending, although not in every case, both parties are prevented...

So your divorce is finally over… what do you do next? Your case has either been resolved by reaching a mutual resolution or your case has been presented to the Court and a decision issued. At this point all you want to do is take a deep breath and...

Almost everyone knows what a prenuptial agreement is, but many people who have substantial assets fail to consider whether a prenuptial agreement is a potential benefit to them. While more than half of all marriages end in divorce, the number of prenuptial agreements for first time marriages is extremely...

In a recent Ohio case, the court ruled that the policy adopted by some Ohio courts in the calculation of spousal support in domestic relations cases termed “double dipping” was not appropriate and that any technique that used the “double dipping” calculation was not to be utilized in the...

The state of Ohio permits retired judges to engage in trials as a visiting judge and also to work independently for many uncontested matters such as dissolutions and uncontested divorces.  We often will hire a retired judge to hear dissolution and uncontested divorce cases at Thomas Law Group’s office,...