For general information on this topic, we recommend first viewing this pamphlet from the Ohio State Bar Association on Sharing Parental Responsibilities After Separation.

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Legal Education

  Allowing Your Husband to Visit Your Child - Information sheet from Southeastern Ohio Legal Services. What do you do if you are separated from your husband, your child is living with you, and your husband wants to visit with the child? 

  Allowing Your Wife to Visit Your Child - Information sheet from Southeastern Ohio Legal Services. What do you do if you are separated from your wife, your child is living with you, and your wife wants to visit with the child? 

  At the Crossroads of Grandparent Visitation - In Ohio, grandparents can seek court-ordered visitation if the child's parents are unmarried, if the child's parents file for a divorce or dissolution or legal separation, or if one of the child's parents has died.  

  Child Custody in Non-Divorce Cases - Custody disputes can arise between unmarried parents, grandparents can seek to enforce their rights to visitation with their grandchildren, and in rare cases, relatives or others having a close relationship with a child may seek to be awarded custody. 

  Grandparent's Rights with Regard to Grandchildren - This brochure discusses grandparents' rights with respect to obtaining child support and visitation rights with their grandchildren. 

  How to Change or Enforce an Existing Visitation Order - This article from the Ohio State Legal Services Association discusses how to change or enforce an existing visitation order. 

  Parenting Agreements - Practical steps to help you create a workable parenting plan with your child's other parent.  

  Sharing Parental Responsibilities After Separation - When parents come before the domestic relations court to terminate their marriage, the most important issues the court must address involve what will happen to their children. The marriage may end, but both former spouses will still be parents, and their children will still need to be cared for and protected.  

  Termination of Marriage and Legal Separation in Ohio - This brochure from Community Legal Aid Services, Inc., discusses Ohio laws concerning annulment, dissolution of marriage (a type of voluntary, joint divorce), divorce and legal separation. 

  What is a dissolution of marriage?

  Dads at A Distance - The Dads at a Distance web site has been designed to help fathers maintain and strengthen the relationships they have with their children while they are away from them for any reason.  

  Domestic Relations Mediation Program - Franklin County - Mediation is a problem solving process in which a neutral professional (the mediator) facilitates communication between parties involved in a divorce or a domestic relations dispute. The mediator helps parents understand the needs of their children, reach agreements in their children’s best interest and develop a cooperative parenting relationship.  

  National Fatherhood Initiative - NFI’s mission is to improve the well being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers.  

Find additional information in these related topics within the Ohio Law Library:

 Adoption & Foster Care
 Child Custody
 Divorce
 Spousal Support & Other Marital Rights
 Paternity
 Child Support
 Child Care
 Domestic Violence
 Wills and Probate
 Courts and The Law

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