Mary Kate McClain
Family Law Attorney
Mary Kate is an attorney at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in the firm’s Domestic Relations practice group, representing clients in termination of marriage proceedings, custody matters, and premarital agreements. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where she was a managing editor of The Ohio State Business Law Journal and received the Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Mary Kate is a certified domestic relations mediator. She was recognized in 2022 and 2023 by Best Lawyers® as “Ones to Watch” for Family Law and Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation.
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How Will Student Loan Debt Affect My Divorce?
Student loans in divorce can take many forms. Spouses may be paying on their loans from before the marriage, have debt related Parent Plus loans or may have consolidated their loans during the marriage. The cookie-cutter approach Student Loan division espoused by sites like NerdWallet and Fox Business fail to consider the nuisance of each...
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Helping Your Toddler or Preschooler Through Divorce
Making the decision to divorce is a difficult and complicated one, especially when you have children who are very young. It can be a challenge to balance the impending changes in the family and yourselves while caring for toddlers/preschoolers in daily life. As you decide how to best proceed, having the support of a Collaborative...
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Roadmap for a Collaborative Divorce Process in Ohio
What are the steps that are taken when a couple is interested in resolving their divorce outside of court through the collaborative process? Some people are not entirely sure since resolving a divorce or family law matter collaboratively is still a relatively new concept to most individuals. Five Steps to a Collaborative Divorce While the...