Ohio is not a community property state. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 3105.171 the Court must make an equitable division of all marital property. The Ohio code states that marital property does not include any separate property and that separate property can be found if one spouse has received an... View More

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 3109.042 an unmarried female who gives birth to a child is the sole residential parent and legal custodian of the child until a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order designating another person as the residential parent and legal custodian. This means that a... View More

When parties for custody cases in Ohio wish to introduce evidence at trial they generally must follow the Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, the Ohio Rules of Evidence, the local rules of court and/or any case schedule regarding submission of trial exhibits. Providing... View More

Ohio courts can make orders when parties are in the process of a divorce and they need to get rules in place quickly such as who will remain in the marital home or pay certain debts. As part of the court's temporary orders one party can be ordered to vacate the marital home and forced to find... View More

The Ohio Supreme Court has provided a brochure about contempt at this link: https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/JCS/CFC/resources/DRBenchCards/3_contempt.pdf

The other party must prove their case for contempt and the Defendant may provide evidence concerning any defenses to contempt.... View More

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 3109.051 (B)(2) A motion may be filed ... if the circumstances in the case have changed, at any time after a decree or final order is issued in the case (divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, annulment, or child support). Where the best interest of the... View More

There is a separate case for each child in Ohio when the parents are unmarried. However parents can ask the court to combine the cases for purposes of hearings and calculations if the parties are the biological parents of the children.

Under the Ohio Revised Code a minor child cannot simply apply to a court for emancipation. Generally, a parent must support a minor child until age 18, or beyond age 18 if the child attends high school on a full-time basis, is incapable of being self-supporting due to disability or if parents... View More

The definition of school fee will depend on the history of the parties and their intentions about what expenses should be included as school fees. When parties do not agree re school fees they can petition the court for clarification of their current court order or file other motions if payment of... View More

The history of the parties plays a big role in how they conduct and carry out the terms of a shared parenting plan or child custody visitation order. Given the complexity of any case with a GAL etc there must have been some temporary orders in place while the case was pending. How were phone and... View More

When parents agree to share custody in Ohio they can file an agreed Shared Parenting Plan with the court along with the supporting documentation. A motion for the changes must accompany the new plan when a court order is already in place as well. An attorney can help you get all of the papers in... View More

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has launched 855-O-H-CHILD (855-642-4453), an automated telephone directory that will link callers directly to a child welfare or law enforcement office in their county. Reports can be anonymous

As a general rule in family law matters, the courts do not allow third parties to help or assist pro se litigants during a court hearing and only the named parties can be present in the court room for hearings. An activist cannot engage in the unauthorized practice of law which can include actions... View More

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 3109.042 An unmarried female who gives birth to a child is the sole residential parent and legal custodian of the child until a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order designating another person as the residential parent and legal custodian. Another party would... View More

Your have the option to file for contempt of the court order if your kids health insurance was not paid in full and your kids' father refuses to pay the difference. Some sort of evidence that your ex should have known of the cost might be helpful. Your ex may claim a defense in that it was... View More

You are required to follow any current custody orders in place until the court changes the order. The county Court's local rules mandate the requirements for emergency custody where someone can request the court to grant emergency custody orders. Some counties highly disfavor emergency custody... View More

The short answer is that violation of a current court order is grounds for contempt. The long answer is that maybe you can discuss the work schedule with your son to see if he can adjust his schedule so that he is not late to his job during your parenting time. Given your child's age and new... View More

The answer to this question depends on whether or not you have temporary orders in an active Divorce case. Sometimes court put orders into place to prevent parties from making changes to joint accounts such as removing funds and closing accounts. If there is no current court order in place... View More