When parents are involved in a child custody case, they naturally want to know how parental rights are to be determined. What will an Ohio court use to decide where their child will live? What will be the child’s parenting schedule? The answer is that it depends upon “all relevant factors” in the child’s life. In other words, everything related … Read More
My nephew and niece have been living with me for more than a year. Do their parents have to consent to me adopting them?
If you have a minor child, such as a niece, nephew, or grandchild, living with you in Ohio for more than one year, you may petition your county probate court to adopt that child, and the consent of the parents to the adoption may not be required. As an example, you may have a young relative living with you pursuant … Read More