Dayton Family Law Attorneys

• Divorce – Whether your divorce is friendly and simple or highly contested and complicated, having reliable and experienced representation is important to a positive outcome. We can help you create a custom legal strategy to protect what’s most important to your family.
• Child Custody (also known as Parenting Time or Parental Responsibility) – The right to raise your child as you see fit is one of the most important legal rights any parent has, and we help our clients defend and protect those rights during both divorce and paternity cases.
• Parenting Time – Formerly known as visitation, parenting time is now awarded to each parent through a legal agreement called a parenting plan that must be approved by the court.
• Child Support – Children have the right to be supported by both parents’ incomes, even if the parents are separated. When there is a significant difference in income between the parents, the court may award child support to one parent to assist in caring for the child.
• Property Division – Our attorneys help clients to understand what is considered marital and separate property in Ohio, and how to report and divide these assets during a divorce.
• High-Asset Divorces – When a divorce involves a large number of assets, high-value assets like a business, or difficult-to-value assets like stock options, it takes a knowledgeable attorney to determine an equitable division of property.
• Spousal Support – Occasionally the court will allocate spousal support, or alimony, to one spouse whose income or earning potential is much less than the other, to assist them in supporting themselves after the divorce.

Ohio’s Family Law Courts

The case will take place in the Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division if it involves a married couple. Cases involving minor children who were born outside the marriage will take place in the Common Pleas Court, Juvenile Division.