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My policy w/MetLife started the day I brought my Rottweiler home at 8 wks.Comprehensive Wellness & Accident & Illness.No heart murmur was heard at the 6wk check w/her breeder.I took her to her first wellness visit A heart murmur was noted but no real concern as murmurs are very common in... View More 
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answered on Oct 25, 2023
You may have a claim for bad-faith insurance coverage against met-life for refusing coverage. This can result in hefty punitive damages and attorney fees for refusing to reasonably provide insurance coverage.
Hi, I purchased a dog for us when we were together. I have the receipts with my name only on the purchase as well as all communication with the breeder. Within weeks of the purchase my gf broke up with me and took the dog to the vet and "registered it" - their words not mine. What are my options?
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answered on Oct 25, 2023
"Registering" a dog means nothing. I could probably register your dog too.
Dogs are considered property. If you purchased the dog and you weren't married then she has to give it back. If she does not you can either 1) file a police report for theft or 2) sue her for replevin... View More
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answered on Oct 25, 2023
You can write your own will. So long as two witnesses sign it it will likely be valid. You can, but do not have to, file the will at the courthouse. We often recommend that clients do file their will with the probate court to avoid later will contest actions.
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answered on Oct 19, 2023
It is likely that her contract with her company contains non-compete and non-solicitation clauses that would prohibit her from sniping clients from them. There is likely a liquidated damages clause in the contract that the company would use to prevent her from working for you directly.
I signed a contract with and llc to buy my house and at end of contract was a POA which is state Authorization to sign docs and offers! We didn’t close on 45 th day they made a new contract with a new buyer and have not given me a copy and told me it doesn’t have to do with me! I told the 45... View More
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answered on Oct 19, 2023
The LLC is likely engaging in wholesaling. This is a legal, but ethically tricky, activity in selling a contract to another. It is unlikely that you can breach the contract without penalty.
I have lived at my current rental property since June of 2020. We communicate with landlord via text. We have only seen him twice. Once when we viewed property. And another when we had a leak. He makes us do everything for maint. and he takes off of our rent. This year when we told our landlord we... View More
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answered on Aug 25, 2023
Text conversations would be enough to renew the lease at the new rate. If you left early you would be in breach.
The land is owned by two of us. I want to build. Can I and what’s the process.
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answered on Aug 8, 2023
You may want to ask this in the Michigan group. You posted in Ohio.
My niece recently had a baby with her boyfriend. He’s lived with her for a little over one year now, but has become increasingly abusive. She wants him to move out. She lived there before they met, his name is not on the lease, there are no bills in his name. The only mail delivered there with... View More
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answered on Aug 8, 2023
Due to the length of time he's been living there, he transitioned at some point from a "guest", which doesn't need an eviction, to a "sub-tenant" who does.
As a practical matter, however, under these facts the likelihood of her getting in trouble for a... View More
My husband and I are going to be starting the adoption process, we have had our appointment for a few weeks now. However, bio father just filed a petition to the courts for shared parenting/paternity. Paternity was never established. Bio father has not supported our child for 1 year and 1 month... View More
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answered on Aug 8, 2023
You will in all likelihood prevail on your stepparent adoption. In Ohio, when a biological parent has failed, without reasonable justification, to provide support for over a year to a minor child, his consent is not necessary to proceed with the stepparent adoption.
There will be two... View More
My 2 young children, my wife and I have lived with my elderly mother in her house (that she owns) for the past 5 years to help care for her, as well as the home. She has recently stopped taking her medications and seeing her doctor. She drives her car recklessly. (Has new, lrg damage to drivers... View More
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answered on Aug 4, 2023
Unfortunately this is likely a time to seek guardianship over your mother. If she is declining and isn't able to take care of herself, you will need to petition the probate court to obtain guardianship over her. If she refuses to see a doctor who can perform a competency exam, you will also... View More
I have a daughter who is 18 months old. Her biological father is on the birth certificate but has not done Anything for her in over 6 months. Can I file for abandonment and have him removed from the birth certificate and his rights revoked? He is on child support and has not paid one payment. I... View More
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answered on Jul 25, 2023
If you are unmarried, he already has no rights. Ohio law does not provide for any custody or visitation for an unmarried father absent a court order. You don't have to do anything.
If you would like to strip him of any parental rights, the only way to do that is through a stepparent... View More
My Husband and I went no contact with our children’s Grandparents due to a toxic environment, and the Grandmother threatening me in my house, and we felt the decision was best for our family and kids. The Grandparents watched the kids while we worked and it wasn’t a positive time all of the... View More
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answered on Jul 13, 2023
If you are married to the father of the children, the grandparents have no rights whatsoever. Not even to visitation. The only way they could get rights is if they seek full custody by establishing that both you and your husband are an unfit parent, an extremely high bar.
If you are NOT... View More
From the start of the marriage so that neight have to deal with it?
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answered on Jun 23, 2023
Dower is still a thing, unfortunately. A prenuptial agreement waiving claims to certain property will, as a matter of law, eliminate dower. However, as a matter of practice, most banks will not fund a transaction if the spouse does not waive their dower interest as part of the sale on the deed... View More
We were told the job would be done in Feb 2023, It is now June and we are still being delayed and not scheduled. Our contractor has been "scheduling" dates to start for months but then reschedules the day before, most times without notifying us unless we reach out to them. I asked to... View More
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answered on Jun 8, 2023
Under Ohio's consumer sales practices act, it is a deceptive act for a supplier (the contractor) to allow 8 weeks to elapse without services being rendered. O.A.C. 109:4-3-09.
If the contractor messes this up, they are liable for three times your damages (amount paid) plus reasonable... View More
Basically we don't initially get drug tested for THC until an accident occurs and if THC comes up they either terminate you or fire you depending on who you are is this legal?
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answered on Jun 8, 2023
Yes. Ohio employers may terminate for THC in your system. There are no protections for employees in Ohio for use of marijuana, even medical marijuana.
The paper stated that I had three days to cancel.
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answered on Jun 7, 2023
Under Ohio's consumer sales practices act, it is a deceptive act for a supplier (the contractor) to allow 8 weeks to elapse without services being rendered. O.A.C. 109:4-3-09.
If the contractor messes this up, they are liable for three times your damages (amount paid) plus reasonable... View More
Had roof done on 5/5/22. City inspector found out they didn't have permit. They apparently have an issue with getting the permit and still do not have it. This has been over a year now. I have the money waiting to pay them and am of course willing to pay them if they ever get their legal... View More
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answered on Jun 6, 2023
They can bill you whenever. If there was a written contract then they have six years from the last date of work performed to bring a claim against you for non-payment.
If they were required to get a permit, and didn't, then you have a strong claim under Ohio's Consumer Sales... View More
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answered on Jun 6, 2023
No. If you and the father agree, however, you can deviate the total amount of child support owed to zero dollars.
..if so can you do anything to keep each person isolated having having any tie to any debts/mistakes by the other during the marriage.
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answered on Jun 2, 2023
There are a few parts to this question. Debt incurred by a spouse alone will not, generally, expose you to liability from the creditor, even during marriage. This debt, during divorce, may be considered marital debt, and it is possible that some or all of the debt may be apportioned between the... View More
In 2008 when applying for a marriage license in Boone County Kentucky to my 2nd husband, I specifically asked the clerk at the courthouse if I could use my maiden name since I didn't want my ex husband's name on my new marriage license. I was told yes. I assumed the clerk would have known... View More
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answered on May 18, 2023
Your marriage is not invalid.
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