It's still been less than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationally. The ruling came at the end of the Court's term last June, in a case called Obergefell v. Hodges. As important as it was, however, the Obergefell case did not settle...
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Parenting a Child With Mental Health Issues: Some questions and answers
Parenting a child with mental health issues is a huge challenge. This is true regardless of your marital status. The strain of trying to help a child with anxiety, depression, ADHD or other issues may have been one of the factors in ending your marriage. But even...
Love and money: Tax exemptions for dependent children after divorce
It's often said that marriage is about love and divorce is about money. Of course, that's a sweeping generalization; the actual reality you are living may be filled with nuances and a strange mixture of emotions.On the money side, however, it is true that you can...
Minimizing co-parenting conflicts
While many ex-spouses completely sever their ties after divorce, this is not always possible for those who have children. In order to avoid more time in the Ohio court system, it may be necessary to develop strategies for navigating and resolving conflicts over...
Holiday parenting time
When Ohio parents who are seeking a divorce are trying to figure out their child custody and visitation arrangements, one important part of the discussions should be about how they will deal with holiday parenting time. Holidays can present a unique challenge because...
Mom attempting to establish parental rights for kids she raised
Ohio parents may sympathize with a Michigan woman who has been struggling to secure her rights as a parent after her former same-sex partner argued that she had no legal right to two children she helped raise. The partner, who gave birth to both kids after using...
Same-sex parenting and controversial Utah ruling
Ohio parents should be aware of a Utah custody case that made national news after officials challenged a court ruling to remove an infant from the home of lesbian foster parents and place her with a heterosexual couple. The Utah Division of Child and Family Services...
The implications of custody battles for children
Ohio families can go through a lot of stress in the midst of child custody battles. However, those familiar with the process indicate that such legal battles are often not really about the actual needs of children. Instead, custody battles involve parental beliefs...
Grandmother takes boys in custody battle to reservation
Ohio parents who are going through custody battles may find a recent case out of Montana to be interesting. In the case, a grandmother to two young boys who are members of the North Cheyenne tribe fled to the reservation with them after a state court ordered them to...
New school year may merit new child custody arrangements
The start of a new school year is a good time for co-parents in Ohio to assess child custody arrangements. A custody schedule negotiated when children were younger may no longer fit the children's or parents' schedules.An important consideration for co-parents is open...