Shared Parenting

          Under Ohio law, parents may choose to either share the custody of their children (called shared parenting) or one parent may have sole custody of the children.

          Shared parenting allocates these parental rights and responsibilities by requiring shared decision-making, although not necessarily equal time-sharing. If a plan for the children’s care is submitted by one or both parents, the court may adopt the plan and grant shared parenting. However, if the court finds the proposed plan is not in the children’s best interest, it can request amendment of the plan or deny shared parenting.

           If no plan is submitted, the court cannot award shared parenting and will allocate the parental responsibilities between the parents, naming one parent as the sole residential parent and legal custodian and granting the other parent appropriate parenting time rights. If a parent asks, the court must talk with a child privately about his or her wishes concerning parenting arrangements.

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*excerpt derived from OSBA website

 

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