Posts Tagged ‘child custody’
What is Required to Change Child Custody?
If your current court order is no longer working, you may be able to change your child custody arrangement. When one party has sole legal custody there must be a substantial change in circumstances with the legal custodian’s living situation or conduct before the court would consider modifying the existing child custody arrangement. In a…
Read MoreVisitation Rights – Answers to Common Questions
In Ohio, each county has a “standard parenting time” schedule to determine visitation rights. This schedule is used as the starting point and provides the parties with an idea of what the court would do with visitation absent evidence overcoming the presumption. Visitation can only be determined by the courts. A court may order a parenting…
Read MoreOhio Divorce Attorney: What Do You Do?
A few years ago the only place that an attorney could advertise was the phone book. Most attorneys chose to make the most of the ad space by publishing a “panel” of services they provided. This list of services is going the way of the horse whip, but you still see it occasionally on web…
Read MoreCustody Disputes: What to Expect
The most important decision that you can make when facing a bitter and prolonged custody dispute is the advice of an experienced and thoughtful attorney. Your attorney can help you by: helping you understand the legal system and the divorce process; helping you focus on your long-term and short-term goals; helping you prepare for and…
Read MoreThe Effects of Divorce on Children
Effects of Divorce on Children – Trash Talking and the Damage Caused A divorce is a very emotional time for all parties involved. Regardless of the reason for the split, both parties usually go through a wide array of emotions from happiness to uncontrollable rage. Often these feelings are more intense when children are involved.…
Read MoreHow Do I Choose a Divorce Lawyer?
In his wonderful book “A Whole New Mind,” Daniel Pink describes his vision of the future of matrimonial lawyers. Envisioning a world of easily accessible, do-it-yourself on-line forms, and inexpensive outsourced legal research, he says that the only role for lawyers will be that of counselor and litigator. The time of the big firm…
Read MoreChild Custody Attorney Jamie L. Anderson
Dayton Child Custody Attorney Jamie L. Anderson dedicates her practice to helping families navigate the changes caused by a divorce or dissolution. She has made herself one of the Miami Valley’s most prominent family law attorneys and will use her experience to secure your family, your finances and your future. Jamie (OhioDivorceAttorney.com) represents clients throughout…
Read MoreGreene County Custody Cases: The Visitation Center
There may be so much tension in your Greene County custody dispute that the court will require you and your ex-spouse to utilize the Greene County Family Visitation Center. You can find the Visitation Center at 143 E. Market St., in Xenia, Ohio (note that this location is not near the Greene County Domestic Relations Court…
Read MoreChild Custody and the UCCJEA
UCCJEA: Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Child custody matters are the most emotionally charged, and most important, issues dealt with by divorce attorneys. Custody disputes arise between parents during, but more frequently after a divorce or dissolution, or between unmarried biological parents, and sometimes grandparents. When parents and their children live in one state, the courts of that…
Read MoreSeparation Agreements and the Second Opinion
If you are a parent who is not primarily responsible for the routine health care of your child, it is advisable that you include a common sense “second opinion” clause in your separation agreement. The second opinion clause is a provision allowing the non-residential parent to obtain another medical diagnosis for any proposed non-emergency medical…
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