What is a wife entitled to in a divorce in Ohio?
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What is a wife entitled to in a divorce in Ohio?
The court presumes that the spouses contribute equally to all the marital property they acquire during the marriage. At divorce, the court divides the marital property equally between the spouses unless an unbalanced result is more equitable. The court can include either spouse’s separate property, too. (Ohio Rev.
How long do you have to be separated to get a divorce in Ohio?
In a no-fault divorce, either spouse can seek to end the marriage if the parties have been living separate and apart for one year without interruption and without cohabitation, and if both spouses agree (or neither disputes) that they are incompatible.
How does adultery affect divorce in Ohio?
Generally, Ohio is a no-fault state for divorce. While adultery is a recognized ground to grant a divorce, misconduct would not spill over into alimony/spousal support awards. A spouse would not be punished and ordered to pay more due to breaching one of the statutory grounds for divorce.
