Ohio residents facing family law issues have access to attorneys who specialize in child custody, child support, adoption, paternity, guardianship, and prenuptial agreements. The legal framework in Ohio differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Court of Common Pleas proceedings and the specific regulations that govern family law cases in this jurisdiction.

Ohio is an equitable distribution state, which determines how courts divide marital property and debts. Custody decisions in Court of Common Pleas are based on the best interests of the child standard, and judges have significant discretion. The divorce process involves specific procedural requirements, and a Ohio family law attorney who regularly appears in Court of Common Pleas understands the local expectations and timelines that affect every case.

The family law attorneys listed here practice throughout Ohio and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to family law law in Ohio to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Ohio.

Sarah Kovoor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kovoor Law, LLC
 PO Box 310 Warren OH 44482
(330) 974-1212
University of Akron School of Law (1996)
Bar #0069223
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Corinne Hoover Six - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hoover Kacyon, LLC
 527 Portage Trail Cuyahoga Falls OH 44221
(330) 922-4491
University of Akron School of Law (2005)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Estate Planning
Greg D. Porter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
RODRIGUEZ & PORTER, Ltd.
 5103 Pleasant Avenue Fairfield OH 45014
(513) 407-0000
Capital University Law School (2009)
Spanish
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Ms. Raenell Nagel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nagel & Dougherty LLC
 39 West Bridge Street Dublin OH 43017
(614) 707-4663
Boston University School of Law (1994)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Elder Law
Loretta Riddle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Loretta Riddle, Attorney At Law
 614 Columbus Ave. Sandusky OH 44870
(419) 722-1932
English
Bar #63408
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Consumer Law
Kenneth Jude Cahill - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.
 60 S Park Pl Painesville OH 44077
(440) 352-3391
Cleveland State University (1991)
English
U.S. District Court Northern District Court of Ohio Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Dwight Dean Brannon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brannon & Associates
 130 W 2nd St. Suite 900 Dayton OH 45402
(937) 228-2306
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1974)
Bar #0021657
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Cara Santosuosso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Cara L. Santosuosso, LLC
 1991 Crocker Road Suite 600 Westlake OH 44145
(440) 892-3368
Cleveland State University (1995)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Family Law
Jeffrey J Ferguson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ferguson Legal Group LTD
 85 W Main St Xenia OH 45385
(937) 502-1040
University of Dayton School of Law (2007)
English, Spanish
2nd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Alan Boyd Forrest - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8221 Brecksville Road Suite 201 Brecksville OH 44141
(440) 792-4647
Seton Hall University School of Law (2004)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights DUI & DWI
Joseph Justin Triscaro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Triscaro & Associates, Ltd.
 6325 Cochran Road Suite 8 Solon OH 44139
(440) 248-8811
Cleveland State University (2003)
Bar #0081209
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Family Law Insurance Claims
Daniel Lee Bennett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Daniel L. Bennett, Attorney At Law
 805 N. Limestone St. P.O. Box 2231 Springfield OH 45501
(937) 886-6130
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Bar #0071965
Ohio Bar
Suspended License
Verified
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Sarah P. Oberer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shur Law Co., LPA
 9078 Union Centre Blvd., Suite 350 West Chester OH 45069
(216) 400-0430
University of Cincinnati
English, Tamil
United States District Court, Southern & Northern Districts of Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Estate Planning
Blake Paul Somers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blake P. Somers LLC
 311 Elm Street Suite 220 Cincinnati OH 45202
(513) 587-2892
Bar #0078006
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Laurie Ann Malone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ganley Professional Center
 8748 Brecksville Road Suite 130 Brecksville OH 44141
(440) 526-6411
Cleveland State University (1993)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Estate Planning
David C. Shook - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of David C. Shook
 3450 W Central Ave., Suite 326 Toledo OH 43606
(419) 720-0066
The University of Toledo College of Law (1987)
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Divorce
Francis Landry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Francis J Landry- Lawyer
 1090 West South Boundary, Suite 500 Perrysburg OH 43551
(419) 243-1239
University of Toledo College of Law
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Divorce
Steven Mielke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Steven P. Mielke, Attorney at Law
 425 East Spring St St. Marys OH 45885
(419) 300-8585
Capital University Law School (1995)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Kyle D. Tisdale - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tisdale Law LLC
 573 S. High Street Columbus OH 43215
(614) 852-7812
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Maurice E. Graham - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Graham & Associates Law Offices, LLC
 333 S Main St Suite 401 Akron OH 44308
(330) 253-6264
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Family Law
John M. Jurco - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John M Jurco, Lawyer at Law
 PO Box 783 St Clairsville OH 43950
(740) 296-9258
Ohio Northern University
English
4th Circuit Court of Appeals Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Katie Street - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
K Street Law LLC
 175 S 3rd St Suite 200 Columbus OH 43215
(614) 285-4419
Ohio State University - Columbus (2010)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
Bret Jordan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bret Jordan Co. LPA
 50 Public Square #1900 Cleveland OH 44113
(330) 541-1446
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1989)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Family Law
David Engler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 725 Boardman Canfield Road Unit S3 Youngstown OH 44512
(330) 729-9777
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1982)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Benjamin Asebrook - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hanna & Fisher
 822 Oakwood Ave Napoleon OH 43545
(419) 599-1010
University of Dayton School of Law (2020)
English, Russian
Indiana Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Consumer Law
Jarod Brannon Rose - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schaller, Campbell & Untied
 32 North Park Place PO Box 309 Newark OH 43055
(740) 349-8505
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (2016)
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Business Law Divorce
Todd B. Kotler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Arnold, Gruber, & Haren, Ltd.
 4580 Stephen Circle, Suite 100 Canton OH 44718
(330) 497-2886
University of Akron School of Law (1994)
English, Hebrew
Ohio Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Divorce Education Law
Eric David Bender - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eric D. Bender Co., LPA
 9764 Kenwood Rd Blue Ash OH 45242
(513) 891-5630
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Ohio Bar
Active License
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
David Jay Sternberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Manning & Associates
 7547 Mentor Ave. Ste.301 Mentor OH 44060
4409426267202
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Ohio Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Civil Rights
John Raymond Crilly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 155 North Pardee Street Wadsworth OH 44281
(330) 336-6666
University of Akron School of Law (1995)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Jeffrey Rollman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rollman & Conyers, LLC
 5300 Socialville Foster Rd Suite 140 Mason OH 45040
(513) 900-8858
Northern Kentucky University (1967)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Family Law
Michael Sandwisch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael W Sandwisch
 240 Jefferson St. Port Clinton OH 43452
The University of Toledo College of Law (1979)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law
Connor Reilly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ernst & Associates
 212 West 8th Street Cincinnati OH 45202
(513) 643-0541
University of Cincinnati College of Law (2013)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Family Law
Luis Villarroel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Herman Legal Group
 Georgetown Village 1 - 38 Triangle Park Cincinnati OH 45246
(614) 300-1131
Capital University Law School (2014)
English, Spanish
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Family Law Immigration Law
Keith M. Melvin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Micheli, Baldwin, Mortimer, McLendon, Whitacre LLP
 3808 James Court Suite #2 Zanesville OH 43701
(740) 454-2545
Capital University Law School (2013)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
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