My 16 year old daughter, wants give the baby to my sister to adopt. How do we start this and do we have to use an agency/lawyer?

Every County has their own procedures for doing this. Yes, you will need an attorney to assist you. Summit County is one of the best for this...

Can child support take my house for arrears if they are already garnishing my wages and taxes?

In Ohio, a child support arrearage can be reduced to a judgment, and then a judgment lien can be filed against any real estate that you own. And...

(Ohio) Can my Husband legally adopt my daughter? I imagine the biological father will contest.?

If the biological father consents (and most of them do when they learn that child support ends), then there isn't any problem. Even if he won't...

The short answer is yes. The US Supreme Court has stated that things "in plain sight" don't constitute a "search".

My landlord is changing to online payment only. Can I be forced to pay this way?

It depends on what your lease says. If it doesn't say that the landlord can specify electronic payment, my experience has been that the courts are...

A counterclaim for divorce means "I want the divorce too". If you didn't file a counterclaim, your spouse could dismiss the case at any time...

If I had a civil suit against Euclid police not too long ago and I settled out is it possible that I can reopen the case ?

If they paid you any money as part of the settlement it's likely that they had you sign a Release that says that it's final and you can't make any...

What can I do if the Defendant lied in court?

Courts only retry cases for very unusual circumstances. "Newly discovered evidence" is one of them, but you could have had your old landlord come...

Failure to yield caused me to swerve and cause an accident. Is that person at fault even if they didnt hit me?

Unfortunately, the "phantom" third car is frequently used as a defense. Most case law says that if you had any impact whatsoever with that car,...

Different courts and police departments have different procedures. Almost all of them will "hold" you when you come in while they check for other...