Child Custody

After a father took his three children out of the country for his sister's wedding and failed to return, the man's former wife is fighting to see her children again. The move has garnered attention on the state and federal levels. He is now being charged with three...

A proposal that has been discussed for years has the potential to become a law once again. The legislation will protect the child custody rights of men and women who are active members of the military. It has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives six times...

A 37-year-old father from Cincinnati will not be jailed after ceasing a court-ordered apology to his estranged wife that was occurring on a daily basis. According to reports, he was required to post the apology -- written by the judge -- to his Facebook page every day...

A father from a state next door to Ohio is hoping to have an antiquated law altered so that he may see his daughter again. He has not seen her in three years and she is about to become 6 years old. The girl previously lived with her mother in Ohio, but since her...

Custody determinations usually occur in court, but for one mother in Ohio, whatever that determination may have been, it will likely change because of an incident that occurred involving her 8-year-old daughter.A 37-year-old woman from Medway, Ohio, will likely be...

A boy has been taken from his family somewhere in Ohio. It isn't a case of kidnapping, but of Child and Family Services -- the state's child protection program -- stepping in. The 8-year-old child was taken away from his mother because of health concerns that were not...

A judge's recent request in a family court may leave some surprised. It came during a child custody dispute between the spouses who were working toward a divorce settlement. The husband alleged that his wife's Facebook account held several pieces of evidence that...

After a divorce, some parents in Westerville and the rest of Ohio may find themselves waiting a long time before receiving that first support check from their former spouse. In worst-case scenarios, the custodial parent may never receive a single check for child...

In Ohio, like in any other state, a divorce can be very difficult if both spouses are not on the same page. In some cases, a child custody battle may become part of the divorce proceedings. Because there are instances in which both parents want custody, it is best to...

A Michigan man is hoping to gain child custody over his son after the child's mother, an Ohio resident, allegedly raped their 10-month-old son and sent a video of the act to her boyfriend over the Internet. Of course, many of us would hope that the father...