Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio
Custody
The GAL in my case put that contact between my child and I should be monitored for a time in his recommendation to the court. However, the Judge did not include anything regarding this in his final judgement. Custody was awarded to my ex and whenever I call my son the calls are put on speaker phone so that they can monitor the conversation...because of the GAL recommendation. I divorced this man for abuse..I believe this is abusive and interferes with my relationship with my son. Sometimes they record the conversations without telling me. Are they breaking the law or is the GAL recommendations considered to be part of the final judgement and therefore legal for them to do these things?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Custody
If the GAL recommendations are not contained in the final judgment entry, or incorporated by reference into it, then they are null and void. You should file a Motion with the Court, and bring your husband's conduct to the Court's attention, and get the Court to clarify its earlier order.