Areas of Practice
Adoption
Attorney Henniger served as winning counsel in the leading recent adoption case, decided in the Ohio Supreme Court, In re Walters. Attorney Henniger represented the biological mother against an adoptive father who was seeking to set aside the adoption after he filed for divorce. The court did not permit him to set aside the adoption and the court made major decisions regarding the procedure for determining whether a parent’s consent is required for adoption.
IN RE ADOPTION OF WALTERS.
Nos. 2006-0613 and 2006-0614
SUPREME COURT OF
September 19, 2006, Submitted
January 17, 2007, Decided
COUNSEL:
1. Change of Circumstances Since Custody Award Made
If Sole Custody, then change of circumstances in custodial parent or child.
If joint custody or shared parenting, then change of circumstances in either parent or the child.
Examples:;
a. Parent has relocated or is attempting to relocate.
b. Parent is having drug or alcohol problems
c. Parent is committing crimes
d. Parent is neglecting the child
e. Child has become much older
f. Child is having problems in school or at home.
g. Child is reporting child abuse.
1a. Analyze how good is your case for changing custodial arrangements?
a. How good is your situation?
1) living arrangements; can you provide safe clean environment
2) do you have criminal record —esp. domestic violence
3) Factors in how you lost or gave up custody
4) background and record of person you live with
2. The Types of Custodial Arrangement
1. Sole Custody
2. Joint Custody & Shared Parenting
3. Child Support
How is it computed?
Computation of Child Support
The following information is needed: (basic only)
Income of each parent
Cost of health insurance for the child(ren)
Child Support Calculator : for a free calculation, Click here.