The following article recently appeared in the Columbus Dispatch regarding changes to Ohio’s Adoption Law: COLUMBUS, Ohio — With a stroke of the pen Thursday, the state moved to open the birth records of hundreds of thousands of adopted Ohioans. Gov. John Kasich signed into law a bill that ultimately will allow adoptees, when they reach adulthood, to gain access […]
The Alabama Supreme Court in the case of E.L. v V.L has refused to recognize an adoption granted to a lesbian woman in 2007 by a Georgia court. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a per curiam decision with one dissent, report Reuters, Al.com and the Associated Press. The woman who adopted the three children, conceived by […]
Recently our firm was required to obtain a certified copy of an Ohio divorce decree so that it could be used in divorce proceedings in India. The process of obtaining a certified copy of a divorce decree which can be used in international matters is the process whereby the Ohio Secretary of State issues an Apostilles. The following is a […]
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What is the Hague Convention? The Hague Convention is a treaty between the United States and many foreign countries. As of May 2013, 89 Countries including the United States were signatories to the Hague Convention. The actual name of the convention is The Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. However many people […]
Ohio Domestic Partnership Attorneys At the law offices of Gary J. Gottfried, we believe at looking at every situation that is brought to us on an individual basis. This includes all same sex couples and domestic partnership issues. We see a domestic partnership as two people who have joined their lives; we look past the issue of gender and focus […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released new guidelines on how it will treat, for tax purposes, same-sex partners. The most relevant questions are: Q1. When are individuals of the same sex lawfully married for federal tax purposes? A1. For federal tax purposes, the IRS looks to state or foreign law to determine whether individuals are married. The IRS has […]
Recently our firm was required to obtain a certified copy of an Ohio divorce decree so that it could be used in divorce proceedings in India. The process of obtaining a certified copy of a divorce decree which can be used in international matters is the process whereby the Ohio Secretary of State issues an Apostilles. The following is a […]
By Gary J. Gottfried LPA – Family Law Attorney in Columbus, OH The Senate passed it’s version of tax reform just before 2:00 a.m. Saturday by a slim 51 to 49 vote. This week the House and Senate Conference Committee will try to work out the differences. President Trump has said he will sign tax reform legislation before the end […]
What is child support? Child support is a payment by one parent (often the non-custodial parent) to the other parent for the support of their common child. (See Child Support and Visitation.) It is in the best interest of a child for both parents to be obligated to pay for the support of their child. An order for child support […]