Q: Do I need a lawyer from Ohio to represent me?
In the recent years my children have lived with their father as he has sole custody of them due to circumstances in my past. However, 3 years have passed and I am capable to take care of my children however their father seems unwilling to let me get custody. I am prepared to go to court but I reside in Wisconsin whereas they reside in Ohio. If I find an attorney, which state do I need to find one in? I was looking for family law attorneys in the county I reside in but recently I learned attorneys can only practice where they are licensed.
A: Normally, you would file in the state where the divorce occurred. If that was Wisconsin, the father may get it moved to Ohio because that is where the children are and where any custody investigation should occur. If it was a state neither of you live in now, you file in Ohio where the children are.
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