Category Archives: Custody

The court may terminate a shared parenting plan upon the request of one or both of the parents or whenever it determines that shared parenting is not in the best Continue Reading →

There is presently some disagreement among Ohio court as to the proper test to be applied when one or both parents seek a modification of their shared parenting plan. This Continue Reading →

In order to modify a current parenting time order, the parent seeking the modification has the burden of demonstrating that the modification is in the child’s best interest. Similarly, the Continue Reading →

The court shall not modify a prior decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities for unless it finds, based on facts that have arisen since the prior decree or that were Continue Reading →

Ohio courts often require parents to participate in a mediation session in an effort to resolve their parenting dispute by agreement instead of by litigation. Most parents find this to Continue Reading →

Divorce cases are often more complicated when divorcing spouses have children together. In order to ease the transition, local courts require divorcing parents to attend an educational program. In Summit Continue Reading →

Ohio law refers to a parent’s right to spend time with his/her children as “parenting time,” although we still commonly hear references to the old terms “visitation” and “companionship.” Whenever Continue Reading →

In determining whether shared parenting is in the best interest of the children, the court shall consider all relevant factors: (a) The ability of the parents to cooperate and make Continue Reading →

When making the allocation of the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children, the court shall take into account that which would be in the best interest Continue Reading →