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August 26, 2018
Talking Prenups With Clients: 6 Prenuptial Tips Original Article by: Kimberly Foss of Empyrion Wealth Management Many of my clients walk down the aisle with the security of a prenuptial agreement. Because the foundation of my work with clients is to plan for an unknowable future and ensure that they are prepared financially for whatever life throws at them, I […]
December 8, 2017
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 […]
November 3, 2017
By Gary J. Gottfried LPA – Family Law Attorney in Columbus, OH I have reprinted below the exact language of the proposed change to the tax law regarding the deductibility and/or inclusion of spousal support payments. The proposed law provides as follows: “this section shall apply to- (1) any divorce or separation instrument (as defined in section 71(b)(2) of the […]
November 22, 2016
By Gary J. Gottfried LPA – Child Custody Attorney in Columbus, OH A Brief Overview of the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance and Its Application The Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance was concluded on November 23, 2007 with the purpose of […]
October 3, 2016
This is being posted on behalf of Steve Lynch and the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Member Community. Family law practitioners who handle military divorces should be aware of a proposed revision to the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (“FSPA”), 10 U.S.C. § 1408, that may go into effect later this year. The change would mandate use of a single formula nationwide […]
September 13, 2016
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on The Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance Today, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Supportand Other Forms of Family Maintenance. This Convention contains numerous groundbreaking provisions that, for the first time on a global scale, […]
February 29, 2016
Gary J. Gottfried Co. LPA is your Columbus OH divorce attorney In many divorce cases there arises an issue with regard to how to address and/or divide the children’s “college funds.” These college funds which many time are held in accounts established under the Ohio Uniform Gift to Minors Act( or UTMA) and can be a source of contention as well […]
February 18, 2016
Gottfried Law Successfully Stays Federal Court Proceedings in Minette v. Minette Pursuant to the Younger Abstention Doctrine In what appears to be a rare instance in which the federal court has applied the Younger Abstention Doctrine in a Hague Convention case, Gottfried Law has successfully petitioned the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio to stay its federal court […]
September 22, 2015
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 […]
September 15, 2015
Gottfried Law acts as Lead Counsel for Dominguez in a recent international child abuse case Custody disputes are often a serious result of a divorce case. It becomes very complicated when a parent removes a child or children from the home country and crosses into a foreign country without the other parent’s consent. This is where Gottfried Law comes […]
August 28, 2015
In a recent Supreme Court decision regarding confidentiality of Children Services Records, the court held that a parent cannot view records of alleged child abuse investigation. As reported by Kathleen Maloney of the Supreme Court in the Case of State ex rel. Clough v. Franklin Cty. Children Servs., Slip Opinion No. 2015-Ohio-3425, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that The records […]
August 12, 2015
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July 17, 2015
Christopher Lee of the International Academy of Matrimonial lawyers has reported in a recent IAMML email the following changes to Spanish Law: Spain has long been a poor applier of the Hague Convention In large part, this is because there’s been no judicial centralisation. So a local first-instance court can be dealing with a mortgage foreclosure one minute and then […]
November 11, 2014
On August 6, 2014, we suggested that oral arguments taking place in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals could offer some clarity with respect to same-sex marriage in Ohio. Three months later, the decision issued by the 6th Circuit may indeed offer at least short-term clarity. But the pivotal decision likely creates an opportunity for further litigation on the issue […]
October 6, 2014
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently released statistics for case filings in all state courts in Ohio for 2013. Franklin County was again among the busiest domestic relations courts in the state. With respect to marriage terminations with children, Franklin County had the most new filings of any county in 2013 with 1,340 new filings. The only other county with […]
October 1, 2014
One of the primary means of enforcement available to county child support agencies for collection of child support is suspending an obligor’s driver’s license when they are in default. County agencies appear to be pursuing this remedy more than ever with the number of parents under license suspension at an all-time high. As of August 4, 2014, Franklin County has […]
September 23, 2014
DEFENSE OF AN IMPROPERLY FILED COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE Many times in my practice as a Family Law Counsel in Central Ohio I find that a complaint for divorce, legal separation or other post decree matter such as a motion for contempt of court or motion to modify the allocation of parental rights (custody) is filed improperly against a person who […]
September 16, 2014
Impact of Adjusting Owner’s Compensation in Business Valuations for Divorce Making adjustments to a company’s financial statement is often times necessary to reflect the economic reality. Income statement adjustments are made to reflect what a hypothetical buyer might expect. A majority owner has the ability to set his or her compensation at whatever level they choose, which may be above-market […]