As Attorneys, we often meet with people when they are not at their best and are facing some trauma that has led them to call our office for legal assistance. Trauma comes in all different forms and impacts individuals, families, and communities. The United States Department of Health and Human Services defines trauma as an …
Long-time followers of EQUES (back when we were still White Law Office) know that we were, and continue to be, advocates for landowner and mineral owner rights regarding oil, gas, and mineral plays. While the oil and gas boom in Eastern Ohio has slowed over the years, we have it on solid authority that there …
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Many parents that separate, or have never been married to each other, often want to solve custody issues outside of court. Reasons vary, but most people seeking solutions that don’t involve an official court process agree on how they want to divide their parental responsibilities and do not think a court needs to sign off …
As volunteers for your community Association, or not-for-profit organization, the Board members devote countless hours of their free to handling Association issues and ensure the Association runs properly. Not only are board members charged with choosing vendors and ensuring that the common elements are maintained, but they are required to keep proper corporate records, which …
Did you know there are different types of deeds? And the type of deed you grant to someone affects your obligations to him in the future? And the type of deed you receive as a grantee dictates what you actually receive in the deed? Depending on the type of deed you hold for your property, the prior owner …
When it comes to the law, there is not a single area where the ability to craft language, play with prose, or narrate stories, is not essential. Reading the following two passages, which convey the same legal information, which one is more compelling to you? “Defendant, an elderly gentleman, was confused by the legal requirements, but now has …
The probate division of the court of common pleas (often referred to simply as the “probate court”) in each of Ohio’s 88 counties is one of the busiest in the court system. Most people think of probate law as governing the administration of estates left behind when people die.