Fathers’ Rights

As Ohio residents may have heard, a father in South Carolina was recently granted full custody of his child after going to court in a unique case. He and his former girlfriend had conceived a child, and he was led to believe he and his girlfriend were going to live...

A married couple who is having trouble conceiving a child naturally may choose to freeze a number of embryos for future use. However, the question of what should be done with them if the couple divorces is a legally complex one. Even if a couple has a contract...

In child custody proceedings of the past, mothers were often awarded primary custody of their children while fathers were given limited visitation time. However, the times have changed.Fathers now play a much more active role in their children's lives, and they are...

In any child custody and child support case, paternity is a deciding factor. That's because courts here in Ohio don't want to order a man to pay support or give him parental rights if a link to the child cannot be established either through voluntary acknowledgement...

Welcome back. In our last post we began discussing the extremely complex issue of embryonic custody disputes.Disputes over the fate of frozen embryos occur when a couple that decided to conceive a child through in vitro fertilization breaks up -- or one partner...

While fertility advancements have resulted in wonderful outcomes for many families in Ohio and the rest of the country, they have also complicated family law.For example, Sofia Vergara, who stars in the ABC series "Modern Family," is currently embattled in a dispute...

Did you see the recent news story about a New York woman being allowed to serve divorce papers to her spouse via Facebook? If so, don't assume that you can do the same.The first step in an Ohio divorce is the filing and service of a Divorce Complaint. The Divorce...

Are you an unmarried father who is trying to start a relationship or build a relationship with your children? If so, you have probably come to the realization that the laws can be very frustrating to men in your position.What it comes down to is that having a...

Going through divorce as a parent can be very hard and both men and women; however, it can be especially hard on fathers who have to deal with the presumption that mothers are the better parent. At our law firm in Columbus, Ohio, we work with men who are in all stages...