Ohio Adoption Court Cases

Ohio Court Case: In re Dickhaus
Social Services, although questioning the suitability of petitioners home for an original placement for adoption acknowledge that the fourteen months that Paul and Richard have been in the home during this litigation that certain attachments have been established between the children and petitioners which might now be against the best interests of the children to remove...


Ohio Court Case: In re Sherry
In approximately June 1992, Lori Lynne and Victoria began living with William Sherry, Jr.. Lori Lynne and Sherry were married on December 1, 1992. On January 6, 1993, Flax filed a complaint to establish parentage. From May through August 1993, Flax's communications to Lori Lynne's counsel included payments for support. All checks were returned to Flax uncashed. A December 29, 1993, Stark County Court of...


Ohio Court Case: In re Eblin
Appellant has, pro se, appealed the court's granting of the adoption petition, setting forth two contentions. First, Appellant claims the trial court erred in finding that his consent to the adoption was not required, because there was evidence before the court that Appellant had tried from prison to sustain contact with his son, but his efforts were continually, if not deliberately, frustrated by Derick's mother...


Ohio Court Case: In re Bovett
Appellant urges us to reconsider the wisdom of Masa, contending that it is unfair for a petitioner for adoption to bear the burden of proving that the natural parent's failure to support the child was without justifiable cause. Appellant argues that because the natural parent is in a better position than the petitioner to know of his or her financial circumstances, the natural parent should bear the burden of proving that such failure was justifiable...


Ohio Court Case: In re Harshey
While natural parents entrusted with the permanent custody of their children may deprive a probate court of jurisdiction to enter a decree of adoption by withholding their consent to the adoption, the refusal of consent to an adoption by a "certified agency" as defined in R. C. 3107.01(C) does not impair the jurisdiction of the Probate Court to fully hear and determine an adoption proceeding. State, ex rel. Portage County Welfare...


Ohio Court Case: In re Schoeppner
If it is alleged in the petition that one or both of the parents have willfully failed to properly support and maintain the child for a period of more than two years immediately preceding the filing of the petition, the court shall cause notice of the filing of said petition and the allegations of such failure to be given such parents, as provided in Sections 2101.26 to 2101.28, inclusive, of the Revised Code. After such notice has been given...


Ohio Court Case: In re Cunningham
On January 29, 1975, a complaint for custody was filed by William Cunningham, Shannon's natural father, which alleged that he was now able to provide a stable environment for his child. However, after a hearing it was determined that temporary custody should remain with the board although the natural father was given expanded visitation privileges...


Ohio Court Case: In re McDermitt
Except for a few visits with the appellant, the children resided with Mrs. McDermitt from 1971 through 1975. From 1973 through August 1975, Mrs. McDermitt and the children lived at Mrs. McDermitt's parents' residence in South Point, Ohio, while Mrs. McDermitt attended a nurses training program. Shortly after completing her training program, Mrs. McDermitt moved to Columbus, Ohio. Kelli did not want to move to...


Ohio Court Case: Butler v. Demis
In case No. 80-550, relator-appellant Linda Halsey Butler, a resident of the city of Dennison, appeared before respondent-appellee George J. Demis, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Tuscarawas County, Juvenile and Probate Divisions. An action filed in the Juvenile Court by the Tuscarawas County Department of Public Welfare, Division of Children Services, alleged that Butler's four minor children were...


Ohio Court Case: In re Hupp
Defendant and his former wife married in 1965; their son and daughter were born during that marriage. The marriage was dissolved in 1976. With the agreement of the parties, the wife was awarded custody of their two children, the father had undefined visitation rights, and he was required to pay $ 50 per month child support. After the dissolution, defendant spent substantial time with his ex-wife and their children, until his ex-wife...


Ohio Court Case: Lemley v. Kaiser
The next day, May 6, 1981, appellee, the father, and their son returned to appellants' office at which time appellee executed the documents which had been previously explained to her by attorney Kaiser as necessary for the adoption of her son. At this time, appellee and the father left their child at appellants' office. Later that same day, appellant Hall delivered the child to the allegedly prospective adoptive parent or parents, whose identity had not been disclosed to either appellee or the father...


Ohio Court Case: In re Kreyche
On May 4, 1982, a hearing was held. Both Maureen Wagener and Jean Schneider Kreyche were present and were represented by counsel. The court, on May 11, 1982, issued a judgment entry which contained the following additional factual findings. The court stated that "* * * [t]he testimony indicates that there was no support and only sporadic communication between February of 1975, and March of 1976, and no...

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