Child Custody

For parents with demanding or unpredictable work schedules—including many small business owners, students, doctors, engineers and other professionals—maintaining a consistent parenting plan can be challenging. Even consistent virtual visitation arrangements may be...

Many courts believe that it is in the best interests of children if parents share custody. Joint custody means that parents would continue to work with each other after a divorce to raise their children. However, certain situations may lead a parent to seek sole...

When one parent is an educator, creating a parenting time schedule that supports both their professional responsibilities and the child's needs should ideally be a thoughtful, collaborative process.  Educators often work unique hours, including early mornings,...

Child support helps ensure that a child's basic needs are met. When payments suddenly stop, it can cause financial strain for the receiving parent and impact the child’s well-being.  While every case is different, there are a few common reasons why a parent might stop...

The family courts in Ohio have numerous options in terms of child custody orders. Ideally, both parents agree on a schedule, and as long as it is in the best interests of the child, the court will approve it. However, things aren’t always that simple.  In some cases,...

When one or more of a child’s parents frequently travels for work, creating a parenting time schedule that balances career responsibilities with time spent with one’s children can be particularly challenging.  Flexibility in a co-parenting arrangement is uniquely...

Parents preparing for divorce often feel anxious about custody matters. They don't want a change in their marital status to affect the relationship they enjoy with their children. Particularly if they spend less time parenting than their spouse or if they have had a...

One of the most difficult aspects of sharing custody is seeing one’s children less often. Some parents even try to continue marriages that leave them truly unhappy because they hate the idea of having their children stay elsewhere some of the time. Thankfully, with...

People who share children have to determine how to make their parenting relationship work if they aren’t romantically involved any longer. Some people choose to co-parent, which requires them to have frequent contact with each other. Even for individuals who get along...

Child support is designed to pay for a child’s basic daily needs – such as food, shelter and clothing.  What doesn’t it pay for? That extensive list of back-to-school supplies, material fees, band dues, choir uniforms, backpacks, laptops for homework, sports equipment...