Child custody
Family Law – Divorce Decree Modification Case
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Heisler v. Heisler, 2010-Ohio-98
Fourth Appellate District
Hocking County
This case is on appeal from the Hocking County Court of Common Pleas where Mr. Heisler’s motion to modify a divorce decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities was dismissed.
A year after Mr. Heisler filed his motion, the parties reached an agreement, which was reduced to a handwritten entry signed [...]
Why You Should Be Careful When Choosing an Attorney to Handle Your Adoption
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009A Campbell County, Kentucky Jury found an attorney liable to her client for malpractice after the attorney was accused of selling babies. The attorney, Carolyn Arnett of Louisville, failed to tell the mother giving her child up for adoption that, in addition to being an attorney, she was also the owner of the for-profit adoption [...]
Child Support: Medical Support Obligations
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009On July 21, 2008, the federal government revised its requirements regarding medical support obligations in child support cases, and Ohio has changed its laws to reflect these revisions. Among other changes, the revisions require that all child support orders now provide for some form of medical support, and that the obligor under the support [...]
Grandparents Rights: KY vs Ohio
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009In the fall of 2008, the issue of grandparent rights in a custody proceeding came before both the Ohio and Kentucky Courts of Appeals. It is no surprise the Courts were interpreting the same rule on similar facts and ruled differently.
The issue before both Courts was whether grandparents should be allowed to intervene in [...]
Protecting Custody for Deployed Parents
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007The House of Representatives moved Wednesday, June 6th, to protect deployed service members from losing legal custody of their children. An amendment to the 2008 defense authorization bill, approved by voice vote, prevents states from making permanent custody changes while a service member is deployed on a contingency operation. It also [...]