An Experienced Columbus-Area Divorce Attorney Can Answer Your Questions and Protect Your Interests
There are few things in life more difficult than divorce. The issues to be decided are both basic and highly personal — financial security, living arrangements, and the care of children. Even when the couple wants an amicable divorce, it can be challenging to reach agreement on the often emotional issues of property division and child custody.
At the Gahanna, Ohio law office of Richard L. Morris Co. L.P.A., we help people resolve the issues of divorce by providing information, skillful negotiation and effective trial court representation. Divorce attorney Richard L. Morris handles contested and uncontested divorces and marital dissolutions in family courts and before private judges throughout Central Ohio.
To schedule a free telephone consultation with Mr. Morris, call 614-428-0052 or contact us online. Attorney Morris has been successfully representing clients in Ohio divorce cases since 1990. Our law practice is devoted almost exclusively to resolving the issues raised in legal separation and divorce, such as:
- Division of marital assets, including pension plans and retirement accounts, business property and other complex assets in high-asset divorce cases
- Child custody and visitation
- Child support
- Spousal support/alimony
No two clients and no two families are the same. We take time to listen to your concerns and tailor our approach to pursue the results that matter most to you. In each case, we seek an efficient resolution through negotiation or mediation when possible. If these methods do not result in an agreement, attorney Morris is well prepared to advocate for your interests at trial.
Reopening Your Divorce Case
The Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure allow you to ask the court to reopen your divorce case and review its orders in certain situations. For example, you could request the court for reconsideration of its order if a procedural problem prevented one party from participating, or if important information was not disclosed during your divorce, Although this is available only in limited circumstances, Mr. Morris helps clients request 60(B) motion hearings so that family law judges can review its decisions about the division of marital property, the amount of spousal support or child support, and child custody.
With a 60(B) motion, you are asking the court to deal with something that should have been resolved in the original hearing but was not, either because of an intentional or serious but unintentional omission. For example, if your ex-spouse hid assets in a bank account under another person's name and you did not discover it until after the divorce was finalized, the court could reopen the case.
An example of a procedural problem that could qualify for a 60(B) rehearing is failure to serve notice on a parent, preventing them from knowing that a child custody hearing date was scheduled.
It's important to understand that your case cannot be reopened simply because you believe the outcome was unfair, or because the right questions were not asked during the initial discovery. If you feel that something was wrong with your initial divorce case, we can advise you whether 60(B) motion is an option for you.
Contact Us
If you are thinking about filing for divorce or have been served with divorce papers, it is important to start working with an attorney early in the process. To speak with divorce lawyer Richard L. Morris, call our Gahanna, Ohio law office at 614-428-0052 or contact us online. We offer a free initial phone consultation.
