Ohio family law statutes and court rules

Ohio Public Records Act

Ohio's Public Records Act, ORC 149.43: how to request records from public offices. Access to court case records is also governed by Sup.R. 44–47.

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ORC § 2152.12

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Privileged communications

ORC 2317.02 lists communications that generally cannot be compelled as testimony, including those with physicians and licensed counselors. How the privilege applies when mental health is raised in a custody case is contested. Confirm with an attorney.

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Nonsupport of dependents

ORC 2919.21 makes certain failures to provide support a crime, separate from civil child support enforcement by the county CSEA.

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Interference with custody

What counts as interference with custody in Ohio under ORC 2919.23, and why the exchange times in a parenting order matter.

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Allocation of parental rights and shared parenting

How Ohio courts allocate parental rights and responsibilities (custody), approve shared parenting plans, and weigh the best-interest factors in division (F)(1).

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Relatives' visitation after a parent's death

When a parent has died, ORC 3109.11 lets that parent's relatives, including grandparents, ask a court for reasonable companionship or visitation with the child.

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Relatives' visitation when parents were unmarried

ORC 3109.12 covers companionship or visitation for grandparents and other relatives of a child born to an unmarried mother.

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Unmarried mother as default custodian

Under ORC 3109.042, an unmarried mother is the sole residential parent and legal custodian until a court orders otherwise. What that default means for both parents.

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Parenting time and companionship

Ohio's statute on parenting time for parents and companionship or visitation for relatives, including the factors courts weigh in setting schedules.

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ORC § 3109.052

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Domestic violence civil protection orders

How Ohio domestic violence civil protection orders work under ORC 3113.31: emergency ex parte orders, the full hearing, and what an order can require.

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ORC § 3119.01

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ORC § 3119.05

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ORC § 3119.051

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ORC § 3119.79

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ORC § 3119.86

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ORC Chapter 2111

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ORC Chapter 2152

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ORC Chapter 2705

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ORC Chapter 2710

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Child support calculation and modification

Ohio's child support chapter: the guideline worksheet, income definitions, imputed income, deviations, and how a support order is reviewed or modified.

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ORC Chapter 3123

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Interstate custody jurisdiction (UCCJEA)

Ohio's version of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act: which state's court can decide custody and visitation, the six-month home-state rule, continuing jurisdiction after a move, and enforcing out-of-state orders.

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Sup.R. 16

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Guardians ad litem

The Ohio Rules of Superintendence on guardians ad litem (Sup.R. 48 and its subparts): appointment, training, duties, reports, and complaints.

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