Child custody is an important legal matter that Ohio parents must address when they choose to end their relationships in divorce. Custody concerns two particular forms of parental rights, physical and legal, both of which have been discussed on this family law blog....
Negotiating a child custody agreement is no small feat. Ohio parents who have elected to end their marriages or discontinue their personal relationships may discover that even though they have chosen to no longer be involved in each other's lives, there is no way for...
The back to school season is upon Ohio families and all across the state children are slowly filtering back to their educational institutions. While some may be returning to familiar schools, others may be transitioning to new schools as they advance through higher...
A divorce can be a difficult time for children. Aside from the regular stresses and fears that they may possess at their age, a child in Ohio may worry about who will care for them when their household is suddenly split into two. Courts that handle custody cases...
There are many familial situations in Ohio. Sometimes when people have children they are married and sometimes they are not. While having a child while married or not does not change the biological parents of the child, it does have an effect on who are the legal...
Parents in Ohio rarely find it easy to end their marriages. In fact, some wait until their kids are out of the house to terminate their relationships simply because they do not want to put the stress of child custody arrangements on them. It can be incredibly...
Some people say that the world is getting smaller because people are so easily connected by telecommunications and personal electronic devices. What once may have required a person to write a long physical letter and mail it through precarious channels to reach a...
There are always a plethora of questions from parties embroiled in a child custody dispute. Let's take a look at some of the most common ones we receive. First, what is the difference between joint and sole custody? Joint custody means that both parents will share in...
In the state of Ohio, child custody agreement modifications may be requested at any time by parties who have previously established such in a prior court hearing. If both parties are in agreement to a modification, they may simply pay a filing fee and submit the...
What is the best interests of the child? It may be a term you have heard related to child custody and child custody determinations. The bests interests of the child standard is used to determine what child custody arrangement is best for a child and is worth parents...