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Parent continually misleads the child. Places no value on education. Deficient on maintaining healthcare as the child has severe allergies. Does not take the child to scheduled physical and mental appointments as the child suffers from PTSD. Favors younger daughter in all instances. Taunting and... View More 
answered on May 28, 2019
The child cannot choose, the Parties can agree or pursuant to 3109.051, a Motion for Legal Custody can be filed in the Juvenile Court where you reside. Any person that has a relationship to the child may file and most jurisdictions have forms on line.
For 1 1/2 hrs or less? Are there specific guidelines or codes for what is exeptable? They know safety rules and have a phone.
answered on May 25, 2019
There is no official age that children can be left alone, though it is my experience, depending on the jurisdiction, where the police will have the authority to determine if it rises to the level of child endangering. You may wish to err on the side of caution and not leave an 8-year old with a... View More
I am currently 32 weeks pregnant and want to divorce my husband. Neither of us have family or friend support where we live and I would like to move 5 hours away where I have family and friends out of state in Michigan. I am a high risk pregnancy and know I must remain near my doctors until baby is... View More
answered on May 24, 2019
Greetings from the North Coast. You can move to Michigan, and after the statutory time period, file in Michigan. Ohio is 90-days and/or 6-months...check Michigan.
Were still married. The kids have been living w him for over a year between his moms and his gf...he wont let me talk to or see them. Visits are supposed to be agreed by Both of us and it hasnt happened in over a year. I pay child support. Please help. I miss my kids. And his new girlfriend... View More
answered on May 21, 2019
If you are still married and there is a Court Order for supervised parenting, file a Motion to Show Cause in the Court. A Motion will notify the Court that you have been denied any contact with your child and the Father will have to appear and explain why. Most Courts have the forms on line,... View More
Bio mom's sister has custody. I have never had a relationship with child.
answered on May 8, 2019
Only a parent has control over parental rights, though any person may file for Legal Custody, but the Parents must be notified.
I got a reckless op ticket for going 63 in a 25, will I get my license suspended? I just turned 16 a month and a half ago
answered on May 8, 2019
Depending on the County, most likely it will be mandatory for a suspension.
In the agreement, he is to have the kids every other week. Child support has been reduced from $1000 a month to $500 because of this. He has made no effort to take them for his week for the past year. Every weekend he goes away, I have tracked it on a calendar. The children are 14 and 16 and do... View More
answered on May 8, 2019
Greetings from the North Coast. The short answer is YES. The Court may deviate the Child Support Guidelines based on time spent. You will have to file a Motion to Modify Child Support and the amount must be more than 10% of the current child support.
Hope this helps. denise
My girlfriend and I are both 17 in the State of Ohio. Her parents do not like me for various reasons, and the only way my girlfriend and I can communicate is at public school, and various ways we find to text each other. Her parents threaten that if we don't stop seeing/talking to each other,... View More
answered on May 8, 2019
The threshold for a Protection Order is "imminent harm", and the Parents can file an Ex-Parte Order documenting the behavior. Regardless if the Ex-Parte is granted, a full hearing will be scheduled. The best recourse is to reflect as to why the parents disapprove of you....and perhaps adjust.
I damaged my skull after falling down stairs in 2011. No drugs or alcohol tested for at the hospital. We agreed on a separation for me in an apartment because we did not want to let the kids see any seizures I might have. No separation of marriage or divorce but she said that we are separated by... View More
answered on May 8, 2019
The only recourse is to contact Wells Fargo for the bank policies.
The court notified me of a website to get them and I paid the fees to file etc, after my husband and I filled out all the papers agreeing on everything, the court said some of the papers were incorrect. So I reprinted them all, turned them in again and received a letter saying the case was... View More
answered on May 8, 2019
Greetings from the North Coast. Was the Court specific as to what was missing? The Court should refund the filing fee to you. If you are filing a Dissolution, you need a Separation Agreement, if there are children, a Parenting Plan, a UCCJEA, Title IV-D (child support) and finally a Judgment Entry.... View More
We will not have anything to disagree about. He's lived with his girlfriend since October. I'm trying to see what options I have and the quickest and cheapest way to go. We've been married since 3/17/2002
answered on May 8, 2019
Greetings from the North Coast. Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court has the necessary forms on the website. http://domestic.cuyahogacounty.us. You should be able to modify the forms for any county that you reside.
If you wish to hire an attorney, I assume a Dissolution is best if your... View More
answered on May 7, 2019
If you parents have Legal Custody, you maintain Parental Residual Rights and Responsibilities. If your parents are refusing access to the child, the Court will order parenting time. All you need to file is a Motion to Modify Parenting Time and/or Custody.
I'd like to file for full custody and do a name change for my child. He lives in Puerto Rico. Her father and i were never married but she has both of our last names. She has always lived with me in Ohio.
answered on May 7, 2019
Although you are the Legal Custodian pursuant to ORC 3109.042, if the Father has signed the birth certificate, then paternity has been established. If you wish to change the child's name, file in Probate Court and present evidence (reasons) why changing the name is in the child's best... View More
Ohio revised code 3327.01. we all pay same tax
answered on May 8, 2019
Greetings from the North Coast. If you call the school board, you may be able to be included in the bus route. I had to call several times before the school board acquiesced.
My husband's parents are very toxic and mean to our children. When I look up information on grandparents rights in Ohio it says that if the parents are married/home is intact, that grandparents have no legal rights. Is this true? Does this also hold true in step-parent adoptions? Or could... View More
answered on May 8, 2019
There are several caveats. (1) Intact families, Grandparents have no rights and the Courts presume the parents have the best interest of the children; (2) Separated Parents or deceased Parent: Grandparents must show by clear and convincing evidence that it is in the children's best interest to... View More
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