Spousal Support

When you are going through a divorce in Ohio, understanding spousal support can feel overwhelming. You might wonder what the court considers when determining whether you will pay or receive support. While every case is unique, Ohio law provides specific guidelines...

Inflation, a career shift or a new business venture can change your financial picture quickly. For Ohio professionals and business owners, these changes can carry significant financial weight. In fact, these shifts can also have a direct impact on your spousal support...

Spousal support, or alimony, creates a lasting financial obligation after divorce. The courts may order spousal support in scenarios where there are discrepancies in earning potential or other complications that could leave one spouse unable to live independently...

Spousal support can be an important element of an Ohio divorce or dissolution. Spouses who stopped working or deprioritized their careers may not have the earning potential to support themselves. Other times, medical challenges for one spouse might prevent them from...

Spousal support or alimony is not automatically granted in every Ohio divorce. Courts consider multiple factors when deciding if one spouse should receive support and for how long. The length of the marriage is among those factors. The law doesn’t set a clear cutoff...

Spousal support, also known as alimony, involves one spouse making payments to the other in a divorce or marriage dissolution. Its primary purpose is to help the recipient spouse adjust to the economic changes of divorce and maintain a reasonable standard of living....

The financial considerations of divorce often leave people feeling trapped in unhealthy and unfulfilling marriages. Especially when someone has been the primary wage earner for their family and has a spouse who stayed home to take care of the household or the family's...