In Ohio, unmarried mothers usually get sole custody of a child. However, after paternity is established, unmarried fathers can initiate a custody action in court to get custody and parenting rights. The custody arrangement will be determined based on the best interests of the child. Understanding child custody laws in Ohio can be difficult without …
The structure of American families is changing. Pew Research Center notes that one in four parents of young children nationwide are unmarried. Some of these parents live with the co-parent, others are separated. This raises an important question: How does child custody work for unmarried parents in Ohio? The short answer is that the father …
Following a divorce or separation, the parent without primary physical custody of the child has a responsibility to provide some financial support. How much child support is required depends on each parent’s specific financial circumstances. You may be wondering: How long does child support last in Ohio? In general, child support lasts until the child …
Parents are legally obligated to support their children, and this obligation continues even if a parent doesn’t live with the child. After most divorces in Ohio, one parent will have primary custody of the child, and the other will pay child support. The same is true if the parents never married. Child support covers many …
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