Archive for Small Business Law

Purchasing goods is a routine necessity for most people. No matter what we are purchasing, we want to make sure that we are getting what we have promised to pay for, or we are receiving the money promised for the goods we are selling. This is increasingly important in situations where there is a large [...]

Land can be at the center of many disputes, ranging from leases to the buying or selling of property, from property inherited across generations to interests in land acquired through new business or personal relationships. (For a discussion on the importance of putting promises made in consideration of marriage into writing, see Part 3 of [...]

In Part 2 of our series on the Ohio statute of frauds, we talked about the necessity of getting personal guarantees in writing in order to protect against potentially huge business and personal losses. Another area where personal loss can be quite large and unexpected is in the area of marriage. The union of marriage [...]

When debt creeps into the everyday operation of a business or personal affairs, it may come as a relief for businesses and individuals to receive a personal guarantee by another to pay it off. Because of the implications of debt, it is important to know when that guarantee can be enforced. In Part I of [...]

Oral agreements are made every day. The enforcement of those agreements, however, can become difficult if the agreements are subject to the Ohio statute of frauds. Indeed, the statute of frauds, which requires certain types of agreements to be in writing, can cause an otherwise valid agreement to be unenforceable, leaving the parties with little [...]