Last month, the FDA expanded its emergency use approval of the Covid vaccine to reach children aged 12-15. This month, I am filing a motion for a court to require a 14-year-old to receive the vaccine, against one parent’s wishes.
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Are you shared parenting material?
Most of the questions I get from parents are about shared parenting: what it means; do I still get (pay) child support; will my child like it; and so on. Shared Parenting is the Varsity team of parenting in Ohio. Here are three questions to ask yourself before you consider a shared parenting arrangement in Ohio.
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Last month, the FDA expanded its emergency use approval of the Covid vaccine to reach children aged 12-15. This month, I am filing a motion for a court to require a 14-year-old to receive the vaccine, against one parent’s wishes.
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Few parents can afford children; parents who are divorced are worse off than the few; and parents who never married are usually the least able of all to provide financially for their children.
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Co-parenting after a split is often very frustrating and time consuming. A very common question from my clients is whether the other parent can simply “sign away” their parental rights. This is usually in response to a parent who is not especially concerned with the child but uses parenting time as a weapon. Oftentimes, these
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Boomers seeking divorce more than ever as they age We’ve been seeing a rise in the number of baby boomers coming into divorce court over the past few years, and now a study is confirming that it’s not just a trend in the Dayton area. How common is it? Take a look at these figures
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How you handle your divorce WILL have an impact on your golden years Older couples are getting divorced more frequently than ever before, and because they’ve had more time for their finances to intertwine, separating their assets can be a serious source of stress. Of course, that’s often just the start of it, as both
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Let’s face it, divorce is hard. The choices you make, however, are what determine the difference between a tough, emotional time and a long-term disruption to your entire life. Knowing how to do this isn’t automatic, which is why we love to share resources like Chris Pirillo and relationship counselor Imei Hsu’s “50 Divorce Tips for
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Divorce encourages shenanigans. A common shenanigan is to recast history so that certain events are slanted more favorably to your side. Such tactics usually enrage the other party, making a costly trial more likely. Sometimes, a trial is just unavoidable. In the recent case of Bass v. Bass, 2014-Ohio-2667, both parties wanted the marital home. For
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