Attorney Admits Stealing from Clients/Firm
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A Memphis attorney admitted in court this morning to stealing more than $60,000 in client funds from clients and his law firm.
John House Parker, 60, who was disbarred in December, entered his plea in Criminal Court, where he was scheduled to go on trial today. He faces eight to 12 years in prison and is awaiting sentencing by Judge James Beasley Jr.
Parker, who was with the firm formerly known as Rossie, Luckett, Parker & Ridder, took the money from private trust accounts and from probate estates. He was charged with multiple counts of theft involving at least seven victims, including charitable trusts, estates, his law firm and individuals.
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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.