Divorce & Dissolution

A dissolution can be filed by the parties if they agree to all matters relating to child support, custody of children and property division.  If there are any matters which cannot be agreed upon, a divorce must be filed.

With respect to custody of minor children, there are primarily two types of child custody recognized in Ohio in the event of a divorce.

Joint custody or shared parenting exists when both parents are custodians and one parent is referred to as the school placement parent.  Both parents are responsible for the rearing of the children and work together in reaching decisions about their child or children.

In contrast to shared parenting, sole custody exists where one parent is the sole custodian and the other parent has companionship time with the child or children.

In either shared parenting or sole custody, child support can be ordered and is based on the gross income of the divorced parties.  Deductions from gross income can be taken for such items as child support being paid for another child of a party.