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Ohio Enacts New Booster Seat Law
On January 6, 2009, Governor Strickland signed Sub. H.B. 320. This new law requires children between the ages of four and eight and under 4’9″ tall to be restrained by booster seats. The law provides...
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Who Says, I Can’t Own a Gun?
It isn’t every day that a Family Law issue makes it all the way up to the United States Supreme Court. Last month, however, the Court issued a decision in United States v. Hayes that could have a...
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Ohio Domestic Violence Proceedings – The Survey Says . . .
This is a follow-up to my recent article about Ohio Domestic Violence and the impact it can have on individuals. I decided to write this article to help educate the public about Domestic Violence...
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A Dramatic New Guardian Ad Litem Rule in Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court instituted new rules on March 1, 2009, regarding the role and responsibilities of a Guardian ad Litem (GAL). Ohio Rule of Superintendence 48 codifies these rules. As...
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International Custody Cases In Federal Court Are Complex
On July 1, 2009, I received a decision on one of the more interesting cases I have worked on since embarking on my legal career. The case started out as a custody case in Juvenile Court, but quickly...
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Should Ohio Social Workers Be Looking Over Their Shoulders?
The legal analysis posted last week on this blog by Daniel Pollack discussing legal immunity for children services social workers was comprehensive and well done. A review of Ohio federal cases on...
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What is The Purpose of the Ohio Putative Father Registry?
Lately, it seems that I have had more and more of my male clients coming in to see me to discuss issues relating to paternity. There are so many myths out there about what needs to happen to establish...
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Child Abduction a Worry? Do You Have a Passport Block in Place?
For those of you that read our Ohio Family Law Blog regularly, you are familiar with problems that may arise when your children travel internationally. Specifically, one parent may abduct your child...
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New Law Protects Teens from Dating Harassment and Violence
In 2005, a seventeen-year old girl named Shynerra Grant was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Antonio. She had just graduated high school in Toledo, Ohio, and was heading to college in the fall. Shynerra...
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