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According to media reports Halle Berry sought a court’s permission to move with her daughter Nahla to France against the wishes of the child’s father, actor/model Gabriel Aubry. Berry is apparently engaged to another actor, Olivier Martinez, who lives in France. The court denied Berry’s request to relocate. For anyone considering relocating with their children against the wishes of the…
Many have read, or watched broadcasts, about Kelly Rutherford’s (the star of Gossip Girl) child custody case. Her children were sent off to live with their father, Daniel Giersch, in France. Rutherford maintains that the judge’s ruling is both unjust and inexplicable. Television talking heads and other commentators have agreed. But when Rutherford speaks she may as well be playing…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. When you think about estate planning, you probably think about a will. You may think about powers of attorney in the event you should become incapacitated and can no longer make health care or financial decisions on your own. You may even think about a living will. What…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Maybe you invented the world’s next best-selling product, and you want to start a business to market it to the masses. Or, perhaps, you have decided to set out on your own in a service-based business. If you are thinking about starting your own business you have probably…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Every family law attorney likes to please a prospective client. And every client with family problems likes to hear pleasing things from potential lawyers. The problem is that a potential client needs to be a savvy consumer. Too often, lawyers try to sell exactly what the client wants…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. When a couple gets married, it is common to do a bit of estate planning. A person, for example, might make his or her spouse the beneficiary on any life insurance policies and retirement plans. A joint and survivorship deed on any real property might be executed. The…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Valentine’s Day just occurred and love was in the air – and on the store shelves. As you were being inundated with chocolates and red candy hearts, divorce was hopefully the furthest thing from your mind. But if you proposed to your sweetie on Feb. 14, a little…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Thanks to the media’s obsession with celebrity extramarital affairs, we’ve learned to take sides. We vilify the cheater and the third party, but at the heart of each story is our sympathy for the faithful spouse, the scorned. We identify with this person the same way we identify…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. A wall post here, a tagged photo there – in a session on Facebook, users are capable of sharing the intimate details of their lives with anyone who is paying attention. If you’re the one posting, expect your soon-to-be-ex’s attorney to be watching closely. A recent survey by…
Often, the law resolves legal questions a certain way simply for the sake of resolution. Yet, people could make good faith arguments as to the fairness of the underlying issues. A perfect example of this is how Ohio courts divide marital property. The law presumes that property acquired during the marriage was accumulated due to the joint efforts of both…