Former spouses face pressure at every turn in their post-divorce lives. As they each struggle to find their new independent futures, they will likely face various financial pressures with complex questions at every stage, especially when children are involved. The...
Both married parents and those who share legal custody in Ohio must collaborate on medical decisions involving their minor children. These decisions often create conflict when only one parent wants a child to receive recommended vaccinations. Review the factors that...
When you have a custody dispute, it can be one of the hardest times of your life. You want to make sure your children aren't suffering, but at the same time, you have to protect your right to see your children and may need to take steps to limit their contact with the...
Child custody is a contentious topic for many people going through a divorce. When it comes up, it often feels as if it is a war. One parent may try to get as much custody as possible without considering how that would affect the other parent's life with their child....
You know that very soon your life will change substantially because you and your spouse have decided to end your marriage. You may have automatically begun thinking about all the affairs you need to get in order and how to best protect your children from the possible...
When you and your ex-spouse divorced, you set up a custody plan that was great at the time. Your child was young, so you split your time relatively evenly and made sure they always had someone with them. Now, your child is getting older and more independent. As a...
As parents who don't agree on much, you may find that creating a parenting plan is contentious. You may have a hard time sitting down together and coming up with a parenting plan that works for you. You may also have a difficult time arranging how you'll implement...
Determining where your child should live is one of the hardest parts of working out a parenting plan. Your parenting plan has to consider the best interests of your child, but it also has to account for your schedule and your ex-spouse's schedule, too. You need to be...
Your child is important to you, and they're important to your spouse as well. You can both agree that you both want to remain in your child's life. What you can't agree on is how often each of you should spend time with your child.Your child is a young teen, and you...
Parental rights are the rights of parents to make decisions for their children's best interests. These decisions may be about health care, religion, education or other things.When parents separate or divorce, the parental rights are extremely important. Parents still...
