For those who take the time to picture their own funeral and how they would like to be remembered by their family after they are gone, few people picture their family members angry and upset, arguing over who gets this or that. Yet (unfortunately), whenever there is money or valuable assets – financially valuable or …
“I Don’t Want My Children Arguing Over My Estate!” Read More »
Football season is underway, and now is a great time to evaluate and update your estate plan. Just as the Bengals or Browns (or substitute your favorite NFL team) go to great lengths each year to assemble a team with members whose diverse skills and talents can win games, so too your estate plan can …
Your Estate Planning Team – Who Is On Your Bench? Read More »
A will is one of the most basic and easily-recognized estate planning documents. Simply put, a will is one person’s (the “testator”) directions to the court and the administrator appointed by the court concerning how the testator would like the testator’s assets distributed and affairs handled following his or her death. When a testator creates …
Understanding the Spouse’s “Elective Share” in Probate Cases Read More »
Typical Costs in an Ohio Probate Case Nothing in life is free – and it appears that things are not free once a person dies, either. This is because administering a person’s estate after he or she dies (whether he or she died with a will or without a will or other estate plan in …
For most Ohioans who find themselves charged with a crime and who are not intimately familiar with the criminal justice system, our impressions of how serious a crime is can be based in whole or in part on how serious the crime sounds. For example, “murder” sounds bad – real bad – but yet the …
Have You Been Charged with a Felony or Misdemeanor? Read More »
Family law cases like divorce cases and child custody/child support disputes are distinct from other types of lawsuits like personal injury cases and contract dispute cases in one important regard: finality. That is to say, where a contract dispute or personal injury lawsuit or even a criminal case will proceed to trial and, following any …
“Change in Circumstances” in Ohio Child Custody and Child Support Cases Read More »
The weeks and months following a loved one’s passing can be a flurry of activity for the surviving family members. Funeral arrangements will need to be made and the process of wrapping up the decedent’s affairs will begin soon after. While the process of administering someone’s estate may take a few months, there are actions …
Preserving Property in Ohio After a Decedent’s Death Read More »
Today’s smartphones are truly technological marvels and are a storehouse of our personal information. Someone with full access to our smartphones and the apps we have installed on them can see our social media activity, access our bank accounts, see photographs we have taken (and learn where and when we took them), and obtain information …
Individuals who cannot afford to retain their own attorneys may ask the court to appoint them an attorney. This attorney, sometimes referred to as a court-appointed attorney or public defender, is tasked with representing the interests of the defendant throughout their criminal proceedings and attempting to achieve the best possible outcome for the defendant – …
Can I Get a New Attorney to Handle My Criminal Case in Ohio? Read More »
In our modern, highly-mobile society, it is not uncommon for individuals to move frequently for personal or professional reasons. Sometimes these moves are to a different part of the same town or to the other side of the state. However, as often as not, these moves can take individuals to the other side of the …
Estate Planning for People with Property in Multiple States Read More »
