Divorce Attorney in Dayton

The Pirnia Law Office helps clients understand grounds for divorce in Ohio and the divorce filing process. Divorce attorneys in Dayton can answer your questions concerning divorce and take legal action on your behalf to help you get through a difficult time. Some people struggle with the emotional transition of divorce which often involves a significant change in lifestyle. The Pirnia Law office is here to help you throughout your divorce process.

Grounds for divorce brought by divorce attorneys in Dayton, Ohio

Ohio has both fault grounds and no-fault grounds for divorce.

No-fault grounds
In Ohio no-fault divorce, neither party is to blame.  Parties file for divorce based on one of two reasons:

• Parties are incompatible
• Parties have lived separate and apart for one year with no cohabitation

Fault-grounds for divorce
There are nine grounds for fault divorce, which include:

• Already married to a another living spouse at the time of marriage (bigamy)
• Willful absence from your spouse for one year Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a state or federal correctional institution
• Legal divorce procured outside of the State of Ohio

Filing for divorce in Dayton

To meet Ohio residency requirements for filing divorce, one spouse must:

• Live in Ohio for the immediate six months prior to filing for divorce
• Live for three months in the county where filing for divorce

The divorce process begins with one party filing a complaint requesting a divorce.  The complaint is then served upon the other spouse who may deny, admit, or counterclaim the allegations contained in the complaint. In Dayton, this means the divorce is now being contested. Usually each party has a Dayton attorney, and the parties try and resolve their differences without having to go to trial.

The other party may respond to a counterclaim by either denying or admitting to the allegations.

In Dayton, Ohio if the party being served the complaint fails to respond, the divorce proceeds as a non-contested divorce. Your divorce attorney prepares the final divorce decree which is submitted to the judge at the final divorce hearing. The judge will review the proposed divorce decree and will usually approve it. At the divorce hearing, you need to bring one witness to testify on your behalf to be granted a divorce. In the Dayton area, the other spouse does not need to appear at the final divorce hearing.

Parties may settle on divorce terms outside of court.  If the divorce goes to trial, an Ohio judge, not a jury hears the case.  Ohio does not have jury divorce trials.

How a Dayton divorce attorney can help

The Pirnia Law Office offers clients alternatives to divorce litigation, such as mediation, collaborative divorce, legal separation, and dissolution or provides strong advocacy at trial if that best suits the client’s interests. Call our divorce attorneys in Dayton toll free at 888-501-3712 or contact us online today.

Payment options are available to help our divorce, dissolution and family law clients in the Dayton area.