Happy Father’s Day! How The Law Of Economics Relates To Fathers, And Their Purchasing Habits
Our law extern, Matthew Kimmel, penned this blog article. He took an interesting “twist” on Father’s Day! It is a humorous read…
On a family law blog, legal discussions about topics such as child custody or divorce are the norm. However, with Father’s Day approaching, we’re going to shift all the focus towards Dad. Instead of analyzing traditional laws relating to domestic relations, the focus of this article will instead be on a “law” of economics that relates to fathers, as well as another newly emerging fatherly trend.
There are a variety of “urban legends” or tall tales that have been told time and time again throughout history and seem to take on a life of their own. I am going to discuss a tale about a marketing phenomenon targeted at fathers . This urban legend doesn’t deal with Elvis still being alive or a foreign prince trying to give away their fortunes to you (although if anyone out there wants to step up and pay my law school debt, be my … Read More... “Father’s Day: Dad, Diapers, and Drinks!”
Many people do not understand the distinctions between how one titles one’s assets and the resulting repercussions from it. Properly titling one’s assets can greatly increase the effectiveness of one’s estate plan. Some of these distinctions are described below:
On September 3, 2011, I posted an article on the Ohio Family Law Blog about the “New” and “Improved” Montgomery County Standard Order of Visitation. At that time, the major change was in the way Summer Parenting Time was to be exercised. The Court decided that Fathers should have alternate weeks of visitation during the summer rather than being limited to just five weeks or thirty-five (35) days of visitation. Some Fathers have elected to take advantage of this change in the 
Your divorce is finalized! It is over and done, and you have moved on with your life. The assets, monetary accounts, retirement accounts, and the like all have been divided per the divorce decree. With that divorce decree in hand, you ex-spouse is no longer entitled to any future benefit you may receive, and that goes the same for you. However, there is one benefit you want to keep in mind when you are approaching retirement age. That benefit is the ability to collect Social Security Retirement on your ex-spouses record even if he or she has remarried! Like all government benefits there are some requirements you must meet in order to collect under your ex-spouse’s work record.
Domestic violence is never an easy subject to talk about or, in my line of work, to defend. To be honest, there really is no run of the mill domestic violence case. Some domestic violence cases have no defense and I just work out the best possible deal for my client. For other domestic violence cases, after reading the police report and witness statements, I ask myself “how the hell did this person get charged with domestic violence?”