Child Custody

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and Domestic Violence: The Devasting Impact of Domestic Violence on Child Custody Arrangements

Domestic violence child custody Ohio cases are taken very seriously by courts, especially when a child’s safety may be at risk.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: I want to thank Lydia Wagenbach for writing this interesting blog post! Lydia has been clerking with MuesLaw this semester. She is finishing her second year of study at the University of Dayton School of Law. Besides law Lydia, you have the talent to add a side gig working as a reality television show critic! If you liked this post, click here to read the one she wrote on January 17, 2026, titled “Ohio Prenuptial Agreements: What Love is Blind Teaches Couples”. Very well done, Lydia! You are a GREAT writer!

How Domestic Violence Affects Child Custody in Ohio

The reality TV world was recently rocked by a scandal of great proportions. Taylor Frankie Paul, the star of Hulu’s highly successful reality show Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, was all set to star on season 22 of ABC’s reality series The Bachelorette.… View Full Article → “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and Domestic Violence: The Devasting Impact of Domestic Violence on Child Custody Arrangements”

Can A Child in Ohio Pick Which Parent to Live With in a Divorce – Yes or No?

ANSWER: The answer is NO – they cannot choose under current Ohio child custody preference laws.

Publisher’s Note: There is so much misinformation online these days that perhaps that is one of the reasons clients frequently still ask me this question. The Ohio age of election law was changed nearly 30 years ago! Here is the history about this change for those wanting to know the correct posture of that law.

The History of the Ohio Child Election Law

Prior to 1946, Ohio General Code §8033 made it mandatory that a child ten years of age or older “must” be allowed to choose which parent they preferred to live with, and the court would have to follow that choice unless the court deemed that parent “unfit.” Venable v. Venable, 445 N.E.2d 1125, 1130 (Ohio Ct. App. July 9, 1981). Even as recently as 1989, the Ohio Revised Code §3109 stated that children twelve years of age or older could choose which parent to live with.… View Full Article → “Can A Child in Ohio Pick Which Parent to Live With in a Divorce – Yes or No?”