How Can Fathers Obtain Child Custody and Visitation Rights?
Unmarried fathers in Ohio must go to court to establish child custody and a parenting time schedule. Unless and until paternity is established and the father establishes child custody rights through the court, the mother is free to relocate anywhere and make any and all decisions about education, medical care and religious upbringing without input from the father. If paternity has not been established and the father has not registered with the Putative Father Registry, mother may put the child up for adoption without the knowledge and consent of the father. At the law firm of Sowald Sowald Anderson & Hawley in Columbus, Ohio, our attorneys are experienced in representing unmarried fathers who wish to establish custody and visitation rights, as well as in representing unmarried mothers seeking to protect their rights and interests.
