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2024 Guide to Ohio Child Custody Lawyers
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- Bainbridge
- Baltic
- Baltimore
- Barberton
- Barnesville
- Batavia
- Bay Village
- Beach City
- Beachwood
- Beavercreek
- Beaver
- Bedford Heights
- Bedford
- Bellaire
- Bellbrook
- Belle Center
- Bellefontaine
- Bellevue
- Bellville
- Belmont
- Beloit
- Belpre
- Berea
- Bergholz
- Berlin Center
- Berlin Heights
- Bethel
- Bethesda
- Bettsville
- Beverly
- Bexley
- Bidwell
- Big Prairie
- Blacklick
- Blanchester
- Bloomdale
- Bloomingburg
- Bloomville
- Blue Ash
- Blue Creek
- Blue Rock
- Bluffton
- Bolivar
- Boston Heights
- Botkins
- Bowling Green
- Bradford
- Bradner
- Bratenahl
- Brecksville
- Bremen
- Brewster
- Bridgeport
- Brilliant
- Brinkhaven
- Bristolville
- Broadview Heights
- Brook Park
- Brookfield
- Brooklyn Heights
- Brooklyn
- Brookville
- Brunswick
- Bryan
- Buckeye Lake
- Bucyrus
- Burghill
- Burgoon
- Burton
- Butler
- Byesville
- Cable
- Cadiz
- Cairo
- Caldwell
- Caledonia
- Cambridge
- Camden
- Campbell
- Canal Fulton
- Canal Winchester
- Canfield
- Canton
- Cardington
- Carey
- Carroll
- Carrollton
- Castalia
- Cedarville
- Celina
- Centerburg
- Centerville
- Chagrin Falls
- Chandlersville
- Chardon
- Chauncey
- Chesapeake
- Cheshire
- Chesterland
- Cheviot
- Chillicothe
- Chilo
- Chippewa Lake
- Christiansburg
- Cincinnati
- Circleville
- Clarington
- Clarksville
- Clayton
- Cleveland
- Cleves
- Clinton
- Clyde
- Coal Grove
- Coldwater
- Colerain
- College Corner
- Collins
- Columbia Station
- Columbiana
- Columbus Grove
- Columbus
- Commercial Point
- Conesville
- Conneaut
- Conover
- Continental
- Convoy
- Corning
- Cortland
- Coshocton
- Covington
- Craig Beach
- Crestline
- Creston
- Cridersville
- Crooksville
- Croton
- Curtice
- Custar
- Cutler
- Cuyahoga Falls
- Cygnet
- Fairborn
- Fairfax
- Fairfield
- Fairlawn
- Fairport Harbor
- Fairview Park
- Farmdale
- Farmer
- Farmersville
- Fayette
- Fayetteville
- Felicity
- Findlay
- Fleming
- Fletcher
- Flushing
- Forest Park
- Forest
- Fort Jennings
- Fort Loramie
- Fort Recovery
- Fostoria
- Fowler
- Frankfort
- Franklin Furnace
- Franklin
- Frazeysburg
- Fredericktown
- Freeport
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Gahanna
- Galena
- Galion
- Gallipolis
- Galloway
- Gambier
- Garfield Heights
- Garrettsville
- Gates Mills
- Geneva
- Genoa
- Georgetown
- Germantown
- Gettysburg
- Gibsonburg
- Girard
- Glendale
- Glenford
- Glouster
- Gnadenhutten
- Golf Manor
- Goshen
- Grafton
- Grand Rapids
- Grandview Heights
- Granville
- Gratis
- Graysville
- Graytown
- Green Springs
- Greenfield
- Greenhills
- Green
- Greenville
- Greenwich
- Grove City
- Groveport
- Guysville
- Gypsum
- Hamden
- Hamersville
- Hamilton
- Hamler
- Hammondsville
- Hanover
- Hanoverton
- Harrison
- Hartville
- Haskins
- Haviland
- Heath
- Hebron
- Hicksville
- Highland Heights
- Hilliard
- Hillsboro
- Hinckley
- Hiram
- Holgate
- Holland
- Holmesville
- Homerville
- Homeworth
- Hopedale
- Hopewell
- Houston
- Howard
- Hubbard
- Huber Heights
- Hudson
- Huntsburg
- Huntsville
- Huron
- La Rue
- Lagrange
- Lake Milton
- Lakemore
- Lakeside Marblehead
- Lakeview
- Lakeville
- Lakewood
- Lancaster
- Langsville
- Laura
- Laurelville
- Leavittsburg
- Lebanon
- Leesburg
- Leetonia
- Leipsic
- Lewis Center
- Lewisburg
- Lewistown
- Lewisville
- Liberty Center
- Lima
- Lincoln Heights
- Lisbon
- Litchfield
- Little Hocking
- Lockbourne
- Lockland
- Lodi
- Logan
- Londonderry
- London
- Long Bottom
- Lorain
- Lordstown
- Loudonville
- Louisville
- Loveland
- Lowell
- Lowellville
- Lucas
- Lucasville
- Luckey
- Lynchburg
- Lyndhurst
- Lyons
- Macedonia
- Madeira
- Madison
- Magnolia
- Maineville
- Malta
- Malvern
- Manchester
- Mansfield
- Mantua
- Maple Heights
- Maplewood
- Marengo
- Maria Stein
- Mariemont
- Marietta
- Marion
- Marshallville
- Martin
- Martins Ferry
- Martinsville
- Marysville
- Mason
- Massillon
- Masury
- Maumee
- Mayfield Heights
- Mayfield
- McArthur
- McClure
- McComb
- McConnelsville
- McCutchenville
- McDermott
- McDonald
- Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicstown
- Medina
- Medway
- Mendon
- Mentor-on-the-Lake
- Mentor
- Metamora
- Miamisburg
- Middle Point
- Middleburg Heights
- Middlefield
- Middleport
- Middletown
- Midvale
- Milan
- Milford Center
- Milford
- Millbury
- Millersburg
- Millersport
- Millfield
- Mineral City
- Mineral Ridge
- Minerva Park
- Minerva
- Minford
- Mingo Junction
- Minster
- Mogadore
- Monclova
- Monroe
- Monroeville
- Montgomery
- Montpelier
- Montville
- Moraine
- Moreland Hills
- Morrow
- Moscow
- Mount Gilead
- Mount Healthy
- Mount Orab
- Mount Perry
- Mount Sterling
- Mount Vernon
- Mount Victory
- Munroe Falls
- Napoleon
- Nashport
- Navarre
- Negley
- Nelsonville
- Nevada
- New Albany
- New Bavaria
- New Boston
- New Bremen
- New Carlisle
- New Concord
- New Franklin
- New Holland
- New Knoxville
- New Lebanon
- New Lexington
- New London
- New Madison
- New Marshfield
- New Matamoras
- New Miami
- New Middletown
- New Paris
- New Philadelphia
- New Plymouth
- New Richmond
- New Riegel
- New Springfield
- New Straitsville
- New Vienna
- New Washington
- New Waterford
- Newark
- Newburgh Heights
- Newbury
- Newcomerstown
- Newport
- Newton Falls
- Newtown
- Niles
- North Baltimore
- North Bend
- North Benton
- North Bloomfield
- North Canton
- North College Hill
- North Fairfield
- North Georgetown
- North Jackson
- North Lawrence
- North Lewisburg
- North Lima
- North Olmsted
- North Ridgeville
- North Royalton
- Northfield
- Northwood
- Norton
- Norwalk
- Norwich
- Norwood
- Nova
- Novelty
- Painesville
- Pandora
- Paris
- Parma Heights
- Parma
- Pataskala
- Patriot
- Paulding
- Payne
- Pedro
- Peebles
- Pemberville
- Peninsula
- Pepper Pike
- Perry
- Perrysburg
- Perrysville
- Petersburg
- Phillipsburg
- Philo
- Pickerington
- Pierpont
- Piketon
- Pioneer
- Piqua
- Plain City
- Pleasant City
- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Plain
- Pleasantville
- Plymouth
- Poland
- Pomeroy
- Port Clinton
- Port Washington
- Portage
- Portland
- Portsmouth
- Powell
- Powhatan Point
- Proctorville
- Prospect
- Put-in-Bay
- Racine
- Radnor
- Randolph
- Ravenna
- Rawson
- Rayland
- Raymond
- Ray
- Reading
- Reedsville
- Reminderville
- Republic
- Reynoldsburg
- Richfield
- Richmond Heights
- Richmond
- Richwood
- Rio Grande
- Ripley
- Risingsun
- Rittman
- Riverside
- Roaming Shores
- Rock Creek
- Rockbridge
- Rockford
- Rocky River
- Rootstown
- Roseville
- Rossford
- Ross
- Rudolph
- Rushsylvania
- Russells Point
- Russellville
- Russia
- Sabina
- Saint Bernard
- Saint Clairsville
- Saint Henry
- Saint Louisville
- Saint Marys
- Saint Paris
- Salem
- Salesville
- Salineville
- Sandusky
- Sarahsville
- Sardinia
- Sardis
- Scio
- Scott
- Scottown
- Seaman
- Sebring
- Seven Hills
- Seven Mile
- Seville
- Shade
- Shadyside
- Shaker Heights
- Sharonville
- Shawnee
- Sheffield Lake
- Sheffield
- Shelby
- Sherwood
- Shiloh
- Shreve
- Sidney
- Silver Lake
- Silverton
- Smithfield
- Smithville
- Solon
- Somerset
- Somerville
- South Amherst
- South Bloomfield
- South Bloomingville
- South Charleston
- South Euclid
- South Lebanon
- South Point
- South Russell
- South Salem
- South Solon
- South Vienna
- South Webster
- South Zanesville
- Southington
- Spencer
- Spencerville
- Springboro
- Springdale
- Springfield
- Sterling
- Steubenville
- Stewart
- Stockport
- Stone Creek
- Stout
- Stoutsville
- Stow
- Strasburg
- Stratton
- Streetsboro
- Strongsville
- Struthers
- Stryker
- Sugar Grove
- Sugarcreek
- Sullivan
- Sunbury
- Swanton
- Sycamore Valley
- Sycamore
- Sylvania
- Syracuse
- Wadsworth
- Wakeman
- Walbridge
- Walhonding
- Walton Hills
- Wapakoneta
- Warren
- Warrensville Heights
- Warsaw
- Washington Court House
- Washingtonville
- Waterford
- Waterville
- Wauseon
- Waverly
- Wayne
- Waynesburg
- Waynesfield
- Waynesville
- Wellington
- Wellston
- Wellsville
- West Alexandria
- West Carrollton
- West Chester
- West Jefferson
- West Lafayette
- West Liberty
- West Mansfield
- West Milton
- West Portsmouth
- West Salem
- West Union
- West Unity
- Westerville
- Westfield Center
- Westlake
- Weston
- Wheelersburg
- Whipple
- Whitehall
- Whitehouse
- Wickliffe
- Wilberforce
- Willard
- Williamsburg
- Williamsfield
- Williamsport
- Willoughby
- Willow Wood
- Willowick
- Willshire
- Wilmington
- Winchester
- Windham
- Windsor
- Wintersville
- Woodlawn
- Woodsfield
- Woodville
- Wooster
- Worthington
- Wyoming
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Helpful information about your legal issue
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In most states, family courts determine child custody arrangements based on what is in the best interests of the child. The courts look at several factors in making this determination, such as the parents’ desire and ability to care for the child, the emotional bond between the child and both parents, the adjustment needed if the child must move to a new area, and, if old enough, the child’s wishes. Courts consider each case on the individual needs of the children, including:
- Age and development
- Stability and continuity
- Parental cooperation
- Parental fitness and capacity
- Parent-child relationship
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Separating parents' rights will vary depending on the type of child custody and visitation. Legal custody is the court-granted right to make major decisions on behalf of the child. This includes choice of schools, religious education, health care, and discipline. Physical custody determines where the child will live and what visitation rights will be awarded.
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Most child custody arrangements are "joint custody," or "shared custody." Both parents have joint legal custody, even if one parent has more time with physical custody. For example, a child may live primarily with one parent. But this does not necessarily mean the parents do not have joint legal custody. Both parents have the right and responsibility to make major decisions in the child’s life and adhere to a parenting plan that outlines the specific arrangement.