Ohio Family Law Services

How to Choose the Right Service

Every Gavvl Law service comes in two shapes. Limited scope means you hire us for one defined filing or hearing at a flat fee published before you commit — the attorney drafts and files, and you appear at the hearing yourself. Full representation means an attorney carries the whole case, from strategy through the final order, on a $3,500 retainer billed against as the work is done. Most uncontested matters fit the first; contested custody, hidden assets, and anything headed to trial usually need the second.

Each flat fee covers one service, not your whole case, and county filing fees are always separate. On limited-scope services of $2,000 or more, Gavvl Direct splits the fee — 60% down, then three monthly payments, no interest, no credit check — and Affirm, Klarna, and PayPal Pay Later are available on every flat fee.

Not sure which filing you need? The Find My Service quiz narrows it to one recommendation, or a $25 consultation with Stephanie Green, Elizabeth Warren, Niva Elgin, or Richard Furnish ends with a written quote for exactly the service that fits.

End a marriage

Every legal path to ending a marriage in Ohio, and the support questions that come with it.

• Divorce, Dissolution & Annulment — Compare divorce, dissolution, legal separation, and annulment — and see which path fits how much you and your spouse agree.
• Spousal Support — Set, adjust, or terminate spousal support (alimony) as part of a divorce or after your decree.

Parenting & custody

Custody, parenting time, and urgent protection for your children.

• Paternity & Custody — Establish paternity, get custody and parenting-time orders, or change an arrangement that no longer works.
• Emergency Custody — Ask the court for urgent ex parte custody orders when a child is in immediate danger.
• Grandparents' Rights — Pursue companionship or visitation time with your grandchildren, or custody when parents cannot provide care.

Support & post-decree

Money orders and changes after your case is over.

• Child Support — Establish, modify, or enforce child support under Ohio's 2024 Income Shares Model.
• Post-Decree — Enforce or change existing court orders — contempt actions, support modifications, and parenting-plan updates.

Family protection

Growing your family and keeping it safe.

• Adoption — Stepparent, kinship, second-parent, and adult adoptions through your county's probate court.
• Child Protective Services — Defense and guidance when children's services opens a dependency, neglect, or abuse case involving your family.
• Civil Protection Orders — Get or defend against domestic violence, stalking, and dating-violence civil protection orders.

Planning ahead

Protect your family before something happens.

• Wills & Estates — Flat-fee wills, powers of attorney, and estate planning packages for Ohio families.

Not sure which service fits?

Take the free Find My Service quiz for a personalized recommendation with transparent pricing, meet our Ohio family law attorneys, see how flat-fee divorce in Ohio works, browse county-by-county court resources, or use our free Ohio family law calculators.