CHILD CUSTODY LAWYERS FOR NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND GREATER CINCINNATI
Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Divorce and Child Custody Attorneys
What will happen to the custody of your children in Ohio?
What is custody?
Simply put, custody is decision making concerning the major issues of a child’s life: residence; education; medical, and religious education.
In any type of child custody proceeding, whether it is a divorce, dissolution or custody between unmarried parents, the court must make an order for the allocation of the parental rights and responsibilities. The court is required to apply the state law and must consider: the wishes of the parents; the wishes of the child in some cases; the child’s interaction with parents, siblings, and other persons who may significantly affect the child’s best interest; the child’s adjustment to home, school and community; the mental and physical health of all persons involved; the parent more likely to honor and promote the child’s relationship with the other parent; whether a parent has been convicted of domestic violence or child abuse and other factors.
Once that is done, and before awarding shared parenting, the court must also consider the ability of the parents to cooperate and make decisions jointly with regard to the children; the ability of each parent to encourage the sharing of love, affection and contact between the child and the other parent; any history of domestic violence or child abuse; the geographic proximity of the parties to one another; and, any recommendation of the guardian ad litem, if there is one.
The court can designate one of the parents as the residential parent and legal custodian of the children; or the court can order shared parenting, which means that both parents will be the residential parents and legal custodians. Shared parenting in Ohio does not necessarily mean shared physical custody, or equal time sharing. The specifics must be set forth in a shared parenting plan. The plan must address all aspects of care for the children: parenting time allocation physical living arrangements; child support; financial obligations; health care; school placement; and, transportation.
Sometimes custody cases also involve the appointment of a guardian ad litem, a lawyer appointed to represent the best interests of the child.
What will happen to the custody of your children in Kentucky?
What is custody?
Simply put, custody is decision making concerning the major issues of a child’s life: residence; education; medical, and religious education.
In any type of child custody proceeding, dissolution or between unmarried parents, the court must make an order for the care, custody, control and support of the child. In Kentucky, there are two types of custody; sole and joint. In this regard, think of custody as decision making in four major areas: residence; education; medical; and, religion. Joint legal custody, which is presumed, prevents unilateral decisions from being made. Both parents get an equal say. Neither is in charge.
When sole custody is ordered, which is rare, the sole custodial parent is in charge and may make unilateral decisions about the child’s needs for residence; education; medical; and, religion.
In a joint legal custody arrangement, the parenting time allocation can be anything between equal-time to alternate weekends.
FOXSCOTTLAW has fought custody battles since 1999. Custody litigation is complicated. It is very emotional. It is time consuming. It is expensive. A custody battle requires your custody lawyer to have a high degree of understanding of psychological evaluations and testing and the available research on parenting issues, such as parental alienation. Additionally, your custody lawyer needs to have exceptional litigation skills and experience in the courtroom, where the custody battle will take place.
FOXSCOTTLAW has handled hundreds of custody battles.
Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have many types of lawyers. When you conduct a lawyer search, find a child custody lawyer with the experience and skills you need and deserve.
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Not knowing what will happen to your child is terrifying. Not knowing when you will see your child is a fear no one should experience. Please call or email our law firm to schedule your free, initial and confidential consultation about child custody.
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