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Books and Journals Available at the Franklin County Law Library

Attorneys with a Franklin County Law Library card may check out these books. Other members of the public may use them in the Franklin County Law Library. The Library maintains the current edition of each of these books, unless otherwise noted.

Anderson's Ohio Family Law by LexisNexis
Call Number: KFO 94 .A95

Available from Lexis on the Franklin County Law Library public computers. Also available as an ebook for attorneys with Franklin County Law Library cards.
Baldwin's Ohio Domestic Relations Law by Beatrice Sowald and Stanley Morganstern
Call Number: KFO 94 .S67

Baldwin's Ohio Practice Series.
Child Custody Evaluation: New Theoretical Applications and Research by Daniel Hynan
Call Number: HQ 777.5 .H96

Publication Date: 2014
Child Custody & Visitation: Law and Practice by John McCahey
Call Number: KF 547 .M2

Also available as an ebook for Central Ohio attorneys with a FCLL Library card.
Domestic Relations Journal of Ohio by West
Call Number: KFO 94 .A15 D64

Publication Date: v.1-current
Family Law and Practice by Arnold Rutkin
Call Number: KF 505 .F34

Also available as an ebook for Central Ohio attorneys with a FCLL Library card.
Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support by Emily Doskow
Call Number: KF 547 .D67

Publication Date: 2017

Current version at https://lawlibrary.franklincountyohio.gov/. Underneath the For Public heading, click on Self-Help Legal Resources. Type in shown username and password. Search for the desired book.
Ohio Family Law Handbook by Lexis
Call Number: KFO 94 .A3

Also available as an ebook for Central Ohio attorneys with a FCLL Library card.
The parental alienation syndrome: a family therapy and collaborative systems approach to amelioration by Linda Gottlieb
Call Number: RJ 506 .P27 G68

Publication Date: 2012

Links

Child Friendly Exchange Handbook
Useful advice about sharing child custody. Co-Authored by: Kathleen Bird, JD, Dawn Kuhlman, MA
7th Judicial Circuit of Missouri
Copyright © 2007

Child Support
from the Ohio State Bar Association, includes a video on YouTube.
Franklin County Clerk of Courts - Domestic and Juvenile Division
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas - Domestic and Juvenile Division
If you are indigent, you may qualify for assistance from the Self-Represented Resource Center. The phone number is (614) 525- 7531. Capital University Law School Clinic staff operate from the Franklin County Domestic & Juvenile Division at 373 S. High Street, on the 4th Floor. Their hours are 9am-4pm Monday-Friday. Call to make an appointment. They operate in person and over Zoom.
Franklin County's E-Filing Website
Electronic filing is required for attorneys. It is optional for self-represented litigants.
Frequently Used Terms in the Franklin County Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division and Juvenile Branch
Ohio Supreme Court Domestic Relations Bench Cards
Sharing Responsibilities
Ohio State Bar Association pamphlet about sharing custody after a divorce.

Law Review Article

(Proposed) Convention on Safety for Survivors of Family Violence Involved in International Custody Disputes
Merle Weiner, Vol. 46 Cardozo L. Rev. (2025)

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Ohio Child Custody, Support and Visitation Law: Home

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Books and Journals Available at the Franklin County Law Library

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