Co-parents have a lot to work out with one another when adjusting to shared custody arrangements. In addition to handling their feelings about their relationship with each other, they have to manage the challenges of frequent custody exchanges and the emotional impact...
Child Custody
What can you do when your ex cancels your parenting time?
As a parent who does not live full-time with the other parent of your children, you are subject to the terms of a custody order or parenting plan. You and the other parent have agreed to divide your parenting time in a specific way. The children may spend roughly half...
Are you and your ex ready for the demands of school-year custody?
The school year creates a whole new set of complications for parents who share custody. Especially if your children are just about to start school after several years in daycare, the two of you may not know what to expect. There are a couple of unique challenges that...
Covering defamation in family legal cases
As shown in many high-profile celebrity cases, defamation results in expensive lawsuits and settlements. During a divorce or child custody case, defamation is the use of false statements that are presented as true. There are certain legal procedures used to challenge...
What parents should think about regarding child custody in the summer
For most students in the Columbus area, the school year is almost over. Summer break is just a couple of weeks away. If their parents are divorced or otherwise not living together, they hopefully have a child custody plan that takes this shift in the child's schedule...
Can I change my child custody order for the holidays?
The holidays are approaching rapidly, leaving many co-parents longing for more time with their children. If you share custody of your kids with an ex-partner, you may be wondering whether you have the right to change your custody schedule for one or more holidays....
Now is the time to take action on next year’s school placement
A child's school placement affects many aspects of the parent-child relationship, from afterschool pickup schedules to a parent's ability to attend concerts, sports matches and other events. If you share custody of a minor child, you have an important say in where...
2 major issues in interstate child custody cases
Working out a child custody plan as part of your divorce can be complicated by the fact that you and your ex now live in different states. If you still live in Ohio, but your former spouse (and current co-parent) moved to Pennsylvania, New York or California, shared...
How do these unprecedented times impact your Ohio divorce order?
Families across the country are struggling with stressful challenges, including layoffs, uncertainty around the school year, upended travel plans and figuring out how to adjust to so many unknowns. Divorced parents face additional problems along with these issues. In...
Attorney Susan Suriano’s Good Day Marketplace Interview: Legal Custody
When should a caregiver seek legal custody of a minor? For many Ohio families, a child’s biological parents are not his/her primary caregiver. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, adult siblings often step in and informally raise a child....