If you and your spouse are both available to attend a final hearing in court, then you may be able to proceed with a dissolution. If only one of you will be able to attend a final court hearing, then you may want to consider an uncontested divorce; for this option, one of you would need to attend a final court hearing together with a character witness.
Ohio law requires in a dissolution that you · reside in the state of Ohio for at least six months prior to the filing of a petition for dissolution, · reside in the county in which you file the paperwork for at least ninety days prior to the filing of the petition · file certain documents with the clerk of courts for the domestic relations court in your county, including a full financial disclosure form · and that you and your spouse be separated for at least thirty days prior to the final hearing in your case. (There are possible exceptions to several of these requirements.)
Similarly, Ohio law requires in a divorce that you · reside in the state of Ohio for at least six months prior to the filing of a complaint for divorce, · reside in the county in which you file the complaint for at least ninety days prior to the filing of the complaint · and, file certain affidavits with the clerk of courts for the domestic relations court in your county, including a full financial disclosure form.
A Separation Agreement tailored to your situation can be incorporated into either a dissolution or a divorce. Our attorneys can assist you in drafting a Separation Agreement once we have received certain basic data from you.
First, some business matters. Our experience has taught us that putting financial agreements in writing assures that we understand our mutual expectations. To that end, please click on "fee agreement" and proceed. After you have forwarded the information requested in the fee agreement, we will run a conflict check to be sure that we do not have any conflict of interest in representing you.
