My Son’s Dad Passed Away (ohio)

Long story short, I was traveling for work and left my son in his father’s care while I was out of town. His father and stepmom got mad because I wouldn’t come home to deal with something my son did while in their care. They called me on a Sunday evening while I was 5 hours away and had to be at work at 7am the next morning. So he and his wife made up a story about me and my dad abusing my son in early August and took emergency custody. I am not allowed to contact my son due to these allegations. I got a new, local job, from an interview I had set up in the beginning of August, when I came back from that last trip. His father passed away 3 weeks ago, leaving my son with his stepmom, who does not have guardianship over him. The court does not see this as an emergency to give me a hearing to get my son back. What recourse do I have?

The court has also not informed me of hearings because my ex kept giving a bad address to send things to me. All the court would tell me is that those hearings I missed won’t count against me, but I haven’t seen my son in over 4 months because of them dragging this out.

I also have concerns about the stepmom taking everything and leaving my son with nothing. She cannot afford to live in the house on her own and, I was told, she is going to fight me for custody.