Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

social services

I am a mother of one-month old twin boys. Social services is involved because the urine test came up positive at the hospital for marijuana. That has been the only test to be positive. The father and I are on a case plan. Part of that plan is that I live with my mother for a month. After that, the father and I are planning to move in together with our kids. Social services is saying they can't stay with him because he had a charge for domestic violence. Can they do that? And if I refuse to go to the recommended treatment, but am going to NA meetings, can they take custody?


Asked on 4/21/03, 12:25 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Frank Rozanc Frank J. Rozanc, Esq.

Re: social services

Just so you know, Child and Family Services cannot get custody of the children without a hearing, and order from the juvenile court, where you would have an opportunity to contest the allegations. Be advised that the court will only do what is in the best interest of the children, and use or possession of marijuana by you is TOTALLY ILLEGAL, and will not be looked upon well by Judge Weaver. Your boyfriend's DV must be addressed, due to the fact that if he was a danger to anyone before, he may be so again. You run a grave risk of losing your children, at least temporarily, if you do not do everything to satisfy your caseworker, and the Court.

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Answered on 4/21/03, 2:05 pm


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