Your Right to an Attorney (and Why You Should Use It)
“You Have the Right to an Attorney.” Those who are fans of police shows – or those who have been arrested – may know this line. It is one of the Miranda warnings that police are required to inform you of before interrogating you in connection with a crime. This warning or advisory is informative: you …
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“Swatting” is a Serious Criminal Offense in Ohio
A seventeen-year-old juvenile is facing over 70 criminal counts after allegations that the youth has made dozens of “swatting” calls across the nation. Although the teen had made numerous swatting calls, it was one call in August of 2018 to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office that led to the teen’s capture. In that instance, the …
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Is it Legal to Be Disinherited in the State of Ohio?
There is nothing quite like a person’s death to reveal the true status of the decedent’s family relationships. A family that appears to be at odds with one another at other times can come together, find that their differences were only skin deep, and become a closer-knit family unit as a result. Conversely, a family …
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The Laws Concerning Death During Divorce in the State of Ohio
For some, the Ohio divorce process is straightforward and proceeds from the initial petition for divorce to the final order granting the divorce with few, if any, hiccups. Others may find their divorce proceedings dragging on for months or years as issues of property division, spousal support, child support, and/or child custody are litigated and …
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Types of Pleas in an Ohio Criminal Case
A commonly-cited “statistic” says that nine out of every ten lawsuits – both civil and criminal cases – are resolved through a plea agreement or settlement agreement. In the criminal context, these sorts of agreements generally require the defendant to enter a plea to one or more charges in return for some agreed-upon sentencing recommendation …
Estate: Where Did All the Money Go?
One of the chief reasons why people create estate plans and use vehicles such as wills and trusts is to protect and preserve their wealth for the benefit of their children, grandchildren, and other close individuals, entities, and causes. Some may be surprised, though, to find that mom’s or dad’s $1 million estate does not …
Does My Ex-Spouse Need to Know That I Plan to Move Under Ohio Law?
If you and your ex-partner have children in common, you and that other person will likely be co-parenting that child together until the child’s 18th birthday – and maybe even longer than that. The key to successful co-parenting is a willingness to communicate with the other parent about issues and developments that pertain to the welfare …
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Deferred Prosecution in Ohio: What You Need to Know
Everyone makes mistakes. The problem is, some mistakes have greater consequences than others. Some mistakes are illegal and expose you to the threat of costly fines, periods of incarceration in jail, and other negative consequences. Fortunately for some, Ohio permits prosecutors to set up deferred prosecution programs within their jurisdictions for people who are like …
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Have You Been Charged with a Felony or Misdemeanor in Ohio?
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 …
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