Cincinnati Family Law & Divorce Blog: You Need Not Worry That Custody Decisions Are Permanent

At the termination of a marriage, parents are encouraged to reach agreements about the care of their children, to avoid the court making those decisions.   One of the biggest worries parents have, whether reaching their own agreement, or allowing the court to do so, is that they will be stuck with a parenting allocation or a fixed amount of child support for the duration of their child's minority. This is one worry that is unfounded.   The court retains the authority ("maintains jurisdiction") to modify all orders concerning children. This means that parents may ask the court to change the parenting schedule, modify child support, terminate shared parenting and order sole custody and any other matter involving children. The law recognizes that the needs of children change over time, and recognizes it is the obligation of the court to determine what is in the best interest of a child at any given time. There are...