Ohio residents have the option of terminating their marriage through dissolution which requires advance mutual agreement, or through divorce which may be contested or uncontested. In rare circumstances, parties may qualify for annulment of marriage.
Legal separation is an alternative for parties who wish to live separately and formalize their legal duties to one another without getting divorced.
Ohio residents have the option of terminating their marriage through dissolution which requires advance mutual agreement, or through divorce which may be contested or uncontested.
If spouses do not agree on whether to divorce or how to handle property, parenting and support issues, one spouse may file a Complaint for Divorce.
The law allows husbands and wives to jointly ask the Court to terminate their marriage without stating the reasons why they want to end their marriage.
A legal annulment is an alternative to divorce in very limited circumstances. The procedure is similar to a divorce.
A legal separation is an alternative for parties who wish to live separately and formalize their legal duties to one another without ending their marriage.
When a marriage is terminated marital property and debts must be divided. If parties are unable to agree how the property and debts are to be divided the Court will decide.