Browse 26 best interests of the child standard cases decided by Ohio Court of Appeals. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Ohio Court Allows Reconsideration of No-Contact Order for Child Visitation
In re C.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's "no-contact" order, issued after a domestic viol...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Amidst Neglect Allegations
Trumbull Cty. Children Servs. Bd. v. Engler, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Trumbull County Children Services Board (TCCSB) sought to term...
Father's income decrease not substantial enough for child support modification
In re J.L.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's child support obligation should be modifi...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
In re C.D.L., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's parental rights could be terminated based...
Court Reverses Child Custody Order Due to Insufficient Evidence
In re X.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case involved the interpretation of Ohio Revised Code § 2151.353(A)(1), which g...
Court Rejects Unconventional Parenting Plan for Child's Best Interest
In re Adoption of J.T.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's "unusual" and "unconventional...
Ohio Court Denies Supervised Visitation for Abusive Father
In re C.B.G., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's "no-contact" order, issued after he was f...
Ohio Court of Appeals Reconsiders Child Abuse No-Contact Order
In re A.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's "no-contact" order, issued after he was found to ...
Ohio Court of Appeals Affirms Divorce and Property Division
Ricksecker v. Ricksecker, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision granting a divorce and div...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re C.A.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involves a dispute over the termination of parental rights for C.A.P. The mother argu...
Child's excited utterance admissible in domestic violence case
In re A.B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-of-court statements in a domestic violence ...
Court Affirms Imputed Income in Child Support Case
J.E.S. v. A.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a father's (J.E.S.) challenge to a child support order, arguing th...
Ohio Court: Unreasonable "knock-and-announce" invalidates warrant execution
In re L.G., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals addressed whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when offic...
Shared Parenting Plan Requires Mutual Consent for Out-of-State Relocation
J.M.P. v. J.R.P, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 5, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a father (J.R.P.) could unilaterally relocate his child...
Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Substance Abuse
In re C.K., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for C.K. The appellate court reviewed the tr...
Court suppresses evidence from improperly executed no-knock warrant
In re S.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 2, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when offi...
Appellate Court Orders Stand Your Ground Hearing Despite Initial Aggressor Claim
In re K.L., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute involved the interpretation of Ohio's "stand your ground" law, specifically whether a...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Juvenile Confession Admissibility
In re Y.G., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile's confession was voluntary and admissible...
Paternal grandparents granted permanent custody of child
In re A.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody of a chi...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re T.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 28, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute in this case involved the termination of parental rights. The appellate court re...
Father's consent not required for adoption if paternity/support not established
In re Adoption of C.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved the interpretation of Ohio's adoption statute, specifically...
Ohio Court Denies Supervised Visitation in Child Abuse Case
In re J.F., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's "no-contact" order, issued after he was f...
Paternal grandparents granted permanent custody of child
In re M.A., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody of a chi...
No-Contact Order in DV Case Does Not Extend to Child Support Case
In re C/W Children, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals addressed the issue of whether a "no-contact order" issued in a...
Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Drug Abuse
In re D.L.T., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile court erred in terminating a mother's p...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re T.W., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a mother's challenge to the termination of her parental rights, arguing...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 26 best interests of the child standard cases from Ohio Court of Appeals. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Remanded: 3, Defendant Win: 19, Reversed: 1, Plaintiff Win: 3.
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