Ohio's family courts should be accountable, measurable, and fair to everyone they affect.

14 numbered priorities. Each one cites current Ohio law, states the strongest objections, and explains how abuse protections are preserved.

1. 1 Presumption of standing A legally established parent should have presumptive standing to a real relationship with their child.
2. 2 Rebuttable presumption of shared parenting Equal or substantially equal parenting time, rebuttable on evidence of danger or unfitness, with written findings.
3. 3 Tie obligations to standing Enforce parenting time as quickly and cheaply as child support is enforced.
4. 4 Outcome measurement mandate Publish anonymized, longitudinal outcome data on contested custody orders.
5. 5 GAL and evaluator reform Rate transparency, rotation, evidence-based reports, conflict disclosure, and a complaint process with teeth.
6. 6 Weaken the conflict gradient Early mediation, default schedules, and limits on repetitive motions.
7. 7 Imputed income limits Evidence thresholds, time limits, and mandatory review before imputing income.
8. 8 Arrears and enforcement proportionality Modification windows, forgiveness pathways, and limits on punitive suspensions after involuntary income loss.
9. 9 Evidence standards for allegations Findings before restricting contact on unadjudicated allegations, expedited hearings, and consequences for knowingly false claims.
10. 10 Dissent is information A protected process for procedural objections, and a rule that objecting is not evidence of 'high conflict.'
11. 11 Extended family standing Recognize siblings and grandparents as stakeholders.
12. 12 Data and public-records transparency Make court-operations data public and comparable across all 88 counties.
13. 13 Supervision with an exit Supervised parenting time with a review date, written step-down criteria, and costs that don't end contact when the money runs out.
14. 14 Treatment is not testimony Seeking mental-health or substance treatment, or not seeking it, is not evidence of unfitness without independent findings.

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• Protection is permanent. No proposal that weakens protection from real abuse, neglect, or domestic violence is in scope.
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