Andrew Zashin

Andrew Aaron Zashin is an American Family Law attorney, legal writer and commentator based in Ohio. Zashin’s firm, Zashin & Rich Co., L.P.A. practices Family Law and Workplace Law. Zashin & Rich is headquartered in Cleveland, with additional offices in Columbus, Ohio. The firm practices throughout Ohio and the United States. The traditional Family Law practice is augmented by a unique International Family Law department. 
=== United States Notoriety ===
Andrew Zashin has handled many high net worth and high profile cases in Ohio. Many of these cases, especially the legally sensitive ones, are officially private and settled out of court. He is one of only 79 attorneys' in the state to be certified as a specialist in family-relations law by the Ohio State Bar Association 
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=== Facebook Bigamist case ===
Andrew Zashin gained national attention with his involvement in a case that became known as the “Facebook Bigamist”, France v. France (https://abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-facebook-bigamists-defense-marriage-legal/story?id=11306824). This was the first high profile case where a woman, Lynn France discovered that her husband, John, married another woman on the second wife’s, Amanda’s, Facebook page. It became an international scandal. Andrew Zashin appeared on many domestic and international media outlets with his client including the Today Show, CNN, Anderson Cooper as well as in print media. 
=== International Family Law ===
Zashin developed an International practice group to augment the Family Law group’s familiarity with the subject matter it had gained over time. Most importantly, the firm tried the case known as Taglieri v. Monasky which will be the fourth case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States concerning the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Previously, this case was only the second Hague case to be heard en banc in history (by the entire panel of judges because of its exceptional public importance) by a US Court of Appeals)
=== Other Notable Cases ===
Roche v. Hartz, No. 1:10 CV 1819, 2011 U.S. Dist LEXIS 22477 (N.D. Ohio Mar. 7, 2011) (Determination of Habitual Residence under 1980 Hague Convention)
Dobos v. Dobos, 2009 U.S. Dist. Lexis 127474 (S.D. Ohio W.D.)(Interpretation of Grave Risk of Harm under 1980 Hague Convention)
Rosen v. Celebrezze, 117 Ohio St.3d 241, 2008-Ohio-853 (Ohio Supreme Court matter involving child custody jurisdiction between states)
=== Academic Writings ===
In addition to his law practice Andrew Zashin is a prolific writer, contributing to blogs, lay journals, and academic journals. His academic articles include the following:
* Obergefell V. Hodges: A Consideration of its Impact Through the Lens of American Judaism, DOMESTIC RELATIONS JOURNAL OF OHIO, Thompson Reuters, MAY/JUNE 2019.
* The United States as a Refuge State for Child Abductors: Why the United States' Fails to Meet Its Own Expectations Relative to the Hague Convention, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS, Vol. 28, 2015 No. 1 (University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law)
* Filling the Gaps with Public Policy: The Application of the Hague Convention Protocol in US Courts in the Absence of a Co-Signing State, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, POLICY AND THE FAMILY 2014 (Oxford University)
* Child Custody Litigation and Settlements, 2013 Thomson Reuters/Aspatore (Contributing Author)
* Bus Bombings and a Baby's Custody: Insidious Victories for Terrorism in the Context of International Custody Disputes, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS, Vol. 21, 2008 No. 1 (University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law)
* A Closer Look at Separation Agreements and Settlement Agreements in Divorce and Dissolution Proceedings, DOMESTIC RELATIONS JOURNAL OF OHIO, Banks/Baldwin West Publishing, November-December 2001.
* Updated and revised, Baldwin’s Ohio Practice. Sowald Morganstern Domestic Relations Law Vol. 2, Chapter 25: Pleadings and Practice. West Group Publishing, 2002 revision, forthcoming.
* The Enforceability of Settlement Agreements (In-Court Agreements), DOMESTIC RELATIONS JOURNAL OF OHIO, Banks/Baldwin West Publishing, January-February 2001
* Contributor and presenter to DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, REFERENCE MANUAL No. 99-106, OSBA CLE Institute, Chapter 8: Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Custody and Discovery