Court to announce media coverage decision

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The South Dakota Supreme Court will announce Monday whether it will allow expanded media coverage of trial courts.

The Supreme Court has allowed electronic recording equipment and cameras when it hears appeals, but those devices are not allowed in other court proceedings.

Chief Justice David Gilbertson appointed a committee of judges, lawyers and the media to study the issue.

It developed two proposals. One would allow cameras and recording equipment only if the judge and all parties agree. The other would presume they can be used unless the presiding judge thinks they would interfere with the fairness of the proceedings.

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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC

A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party

Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party

However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.

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