Several Things To Know If You File To Modify Your Post-Decree Custody Order
Hire A Qualified Family Law Attorney To Present And Argue Your Custody Case
Our guest contributor this week is Judianne Cochran a nationally recognized expert/consultant in the following disciplines: sex offender profiling; interstate and international parental abduction; interstate custody and parental alienation. She has testified in numerous Courts throughout Ohio and the country. Judi presently resides in Columbus, Ohio.
There are several issues that you need to address if you have decided that you need to modify your original custody order. The first is whether your case meets the necessary criteria for modification – the primary of which is a “change of circumstance”. One thing you must understand is that this does NOT include the myth that at a certain age the child can make a choice – this is not supported by law. A child’s wishes may be considered but are not valid grounds to modify a custody order. For the child to have any voice in the issue, you will probably have to have a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) appointed to assess or re-assess the current circumstances.
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