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September 15, 2015

International Child Custody Case | Columbus Family Law

  Gottfried Law acts as Lead Counsel for Dominguez in a recent international child abuse case Custody disputes are often a serious result of a divorce case. It becomes very complicated when a parent removes a child or children from the home country and crosses into a foreign country without the other parent’s consent. This is where Gottfried Law comes […]
July 28, 2014

Custody litigation in more than one state

The trial of a custody case is a very complex and emotionally challenging time during a divorce. The complexity of a custody case becomes even more difficult when the issue is not only which parent is going to obtain custody but also which State is going to make the determination regarding the custody of a child. Having been a family […]
June 19, 2014

Teen’s Constitutional Rights Not Violated by Excluding Her from Custody Hearing

Teen’s Constitutional Rights Not Violated by Excluding Her from Custody Hearing. In the case of In Re A.G slip opinion the Ohio Supreme Court according to an article by Bret Crow found that: A trial court did not violate a teenager’s due-process rights or abuse its discretion when it excluded her from a custody hearing in a divorce case, especially after considering […]
March 20, 2014

Hague Convention Creates ‘Automatic Return’

In a 9-0 decision on March 5, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez, 572 U.S. __ (2014). Writing for the unanimous Court, Justice Thomas framed the case and holding this way: “When a parent abducts a child and flees to another country, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction generally requires that […]
December 2, 2013

Hague Convention and Equitable Tolling: A Matter for the Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court will hear Oral Arguments on a Hague Convention Case on December 11, 2013. The case is Lozano v. Alvarez Docket No., 12-820. The issue presented by the Lozano case as detailed in an ABA article on the case are as follows: QUESTION PRESENTED: The primary purpose of The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of […]
November 25, 2013

Grandparents’ Rights – Fourth District Opinion Sets a Standard

The Fourth District Court of Appeals recently issued a very interesting decision regarding the standard that must be met in order for the Court to award companionship rights (visitation) to non-parents, which by definition includes persons such as grandparent and other family members. In the case of McClintock vs. Gould, Case No 12CA23 [PDF], (November 6, 2013) the Fourth District […]
September 27, 2012

New Rights/ Procedures for Military Troops

In June 2011 The Ohio Legislature enacted a bill which modifies for individuals who are ordered to active duty Ohio’s Custody Laws.  Ohio Revised Code 3109.04 (I) effective June 2011 now sets forth procedures for  men and women who are called to active duty and who are involved in an action involving the allocation of parental rights or who have been involved […]
September 14, 2012

Another Way To Register A Foreign Judgement In An Ohio Domestic Relations Matter

Gary and Eric recently successfully enforced an Arizona divorce decree in Licking County, Ohio to secure the timely return of three children to Arizona in time for the start of school. Litigation involved a two-step process: (1) registration; and (2) enforcement. There are effectively two ways to “register” a custody order from another state. The most common method, utilized by […]
September 15, 2015

International Child Custody Case | Columbus Family Law

  Gottfried Law acts as Lead Counsel for Dominguez in a recent international child abuse case Custody disputes are often a serious result of a divorce case. It becomes very complicated when a parent removes a child or children from the home country and crosses into a foreign country without the other parent’s consent. This is where Gottfried Law comes […]
July 28, 2014

Custody litigation in more than one state

The trial of a custody case is a very complex and emotionally challenging time during a divorce. The complexity of a custody case becomes even more difficult when the issue is not only which parent is going to obtain custody but also which State is going to make the determination regarding the custody of a child. Having been a family […]
June 19, 2014

Teen’s Constitutional Rights Not Violated by Excluding Her from Custody Hearing

Teen’s Constitutional Rights Not Violated by Excluding Her from Custody Hearing. In the case of In Re A.G slip opinion the Ohio Supreme Court according to an article by Bret Crow found that: A trial court did not violate a teenager’s due-process rights or abuse its discretion when it excluded her from a custody hearing in a divorce case, especially after considering […]
March 20, 2014

Hague Convention Creates ‘Automatic Return’

In a 9-0 decision on March 5, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez, 572 U.S. __ (2014). Writing for the unanimous Court, Justice Thomas framed the case and holding this way: “When a parent abducts a child and flees to another country, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction generally requires that […]
December 2, 2013

Hague Convention and Equitable Tolling: A Matter for the Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court will hear Oral Arguments on a Hague Convention Case on December 11, 2013. The case is Lozano v. Alvarez Docket No., 12-820. The issue presented by the Lozano case as detailed in an ABA article on the case are as follows: QUESTION PRESENTED: The primary purpose of The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of […]
November 25, 2013

Grandparents’ Rights – Fourth District Opinion Sets a Standard

The Fourth District Court of Appeals recently issued a very interesting decision regarding the standard that must be met in order for the Court to award companionship rights (visitation) to non-parents, which by definition includes persons such as grandparent and other family members. In the case of McClintock vs. Gould, Case No 12CA23 [PDF], (November 6, 2013) the Fourth District […]
September 27, 2012

New Rights/ Procedures for Military Troops

In June 2011 The Ohio Legislature enacted a bill which modifies for individuals who are ordered to active duty Ohio’s Custody Laws.  Ohio Revised Code 3109.04 (I) effective June 2011 now sets forth procedures for  men and women who are called to active duty and who are involved in an action involving the allocation of parental rights or who have been involved […]
September 14, 2012

Another Way To Register A Foreign Judgement In An Ohio Domestic Relations Matter

Gary and Eric recently successfully enforced an Arizona divorce decree in Licking County, Ohio to secure the timely return of three children to Arizona in time for the start of school. Litigation involved a two-step process: (1) registration; and (2) enforcement. There are effectively two ways to “register” a custody order from another state. The most common method, utilized by […]