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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

D.C. Passes New Law Authorizing Divorces with NO Waiting Period and Expanding Relief Available to Spouses

Lerch, Early & Brewer on 4/22/2024

While many of us were struggling to keep recent New Year’s resolutions going, new laws went into effect on January 26, 2024 that altered the landscape of divorce in the District of Columbia....more

DC’s New Ground For Divorce and Legal Separation – There’s No Waiting Period and No Separation is Required

Lerch, Early & Brewer on 2/20/2024

DC has long been a no-fault jurisdiction when it comes to divorce and legal separation. However, both required a period of separation – until now....more

New Grounds for Divorce: Will Revised Rules Truly Make Maryland a “No Fault” State?

Lerch, Early & Brewer on 5/11/2023

It will be much simpler to get divorced in Maryland starting this October. Maryland couples will be able to divorce without a physical separation (i.e. needing to reside in separate households) or waiting period thanks to...more

Ohio House Bill 508: A Potentially Monumental Shift In Ohio Child Custody Law - Part 2 – HB 508

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 3/4/2022

PART 2 – HB 508 - Last week was the first in a series of two articles on the content of House Bill 508—which would make the presumed outcome in child custody matters that of Shared Parenting and an equal parenting time...more

Ohio House Bill 508: A Potentially Monumental Shift In Ohio Child Custody Law - Part 1: The Current Law

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 2/24/2022

PART 1: THE CURRENT LAW - On Dec. 8, 2021, Ohio House Bill 508 (HB 508)—which would make the presumed outcome in child custody matters that of Shared Parenting and an equal parenting time schedule—was introduced into the...more

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