Springfield, OH asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Ohio

Q: My ex girlfriend isn't letting me see my daughter the last 4 weeks. Our agreement was meet at 10am every saturday.

She was always 2+3 hours late.I drove an hour to meet, I need to get legal visitation.I will pay child support if I have to. I paid $1000s for her child support to keep her out of jail, paid $800 past due to her past electric bills so she can have it on for her/daughter in her apartment ,she lost custody of her 2 boys.Both different dad's.she sees one and pays support ,but not the other.

How quickly can I get visitation?

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Joseph Jaap
Joseph Jaap
Answered
  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: If there is no court order giving you parenting time, then you will have to file with the court for parental rights, and that could take a while, since some courts are operating more slowly because of the virus and backlog of cases. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local family law attorney who can review all the facts and advise you.

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