What are Parents' Rights?
It is a fundamental right to rear your children. When the state or another person tries to interfere with that right, you have many protections under the Constitutions both of the State of Ohio and the United States of America. If you are a fit parent, only the other parent can receive shared or sole custody. You do not have to agree to give anyone custody of your child and if you do, it can be very difficult if not impossible to get it back. In Ohio, if the parents are married and were married at the time a child was conceived, no one has a right to visit or custody unless both parents are unsuitable parents; however, if you are not married or no longer married or in the process of terminating the marriage, any person related by blood or marriage to your child has the right to ask a court for visitation rights regardless of your feelings.
What are Children's Rights?
Children have rights, too. They have the right to be safe, educated, and have their housing, food, and clothing needs met. They have a right to fit parents and a right to an attorney or a Guardian ad Litem under a surprising number of circumstances. (A Guardian ad Litem is a person who speaks on behalf of the child's best interest during that particular court case.) If children get involved with the police, they have many of the same rights that an adult does. If they get in trouble at school, they have many due process rights so that they and their parents can be heard by the school.
What are Caretaker's and Grandparents' Rights?
If parents are married and suitable, grandparents generally have no rights to their grandchildren. However, if the parents are not married, a Juvenile, Family, or Domestic Relations Court can make orders allowing grandparents to visit. If the parents agree that the grandparents need to take control of the children for a couple of months up to a year, they can execute papers with the Juvenile Court to allow them to step into the shoes of the parent temporarily. If the children have been cared for by someone who is acting like a parent rather than like a babysitter, that caretaker may have some rights as well. Each circumstance determines what the rights are, how they are enforced, and whether a person has a right to a court appointed attorney.
What is a Power of Attorney for Child Care
You may be able to authorize another person to care for your child without granting that person custody of your child. If you must be away for a long time or are ill for several weeks and cannot care for your child, you might want to consider granting someone the authority to care for your child temporarily.
It is a fundamental right to rear your children. When the state or another person tries to interfere with that right, you have many protections under the Constitutions both of the State of Ohio and the United States of America. If you are a fit parent, only the other parent can receive shared or sole custody. You do not have to agree to give anyone custody of your child and if you do, it can be very difficult if not impossible to get it back. In Ohio, if the parents are married and were married at the time a child was conceived, no one has a right to visit or custody unless both parents are unsuitable parents; however, if you are not married or no longer married or in the process of terminating the marriage, any person related by blood or marriage to your child has the right to ask a court for visitation rights regardless of your feelings.
What are Children's Rights?
Children have rights, too. They have the right to be safe, educated, and have their housing, food, and clothing needs met. They have a right to fit parents and a right to an attorney or a Guardian ad Litem under a surprising number of circumstances. (A Guardian ad Litem is a person who speaks on behalf of the child's best interest during that particular court case.) If children get involved with the police, they have many of the same rights that an adult does. If they get in trouble at school, they have many due process rights so that they and their parents can be heard by the school.
What are Caretaker's and Grandparents' Rights?
If parents are married and suitable, grandparents generally have no rights to their grandchildren. However, if the parents are not married, a Juvenile, Family, or Domestic Relations Court can make orders allowing grandparents to visit. If the parents agree that the grandparents need to take control of the children for a couple of months up to a year, they can execute papers with the Juvenile Court to allow them to step into the shoes of the parent temporarily. If the children have been cared for by someone who is acting like a parent rather than like a babysitter, that caretaker may have some rights as well. Each circumstance determines what the rights are, how they are enforced, and whether a person has a right to a court appointed attorney.
What is a Power of Attorney for Child Care
You may be able to authorize another person to care for your child without granting that person custody of your child. If you must be away for a long time or are ill for several weeks and cannot care for your child, you might want to consider granting someone the authority to care for your child temporarily.
"It is parents' fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children."
~ Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U. S. 645, (1972)
~ Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U. S. 645, (1972)