Explore 26 best interest of the child standard court cases in Ohio. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Juvenile's phone search without warrant violates Fourth Amendment
In re J.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to grant a motion to suppress evidence ...
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 Court Affirms Custody, Reverses Property Division
Lupia v. Lupia, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Maria Lupia, appealed the trial court's decision to grant her ex-husband, Anthony Lupia,...
Appellate Court Affirms Child Support Modification Decision
S.K. v. P.K., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involved a dispute over the modification of child support obligations. The trial court m...
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...
Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Custody Modification and Relocation
Young v. Young, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Ms. Young, sought to modify a shared parenting order, requesting sole custody an...
Court Affirms Temporary Child Commitment Despite Lack of Relative Placement Consideration
In re I.F., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the interpretation of Ohio Revised Code § 2151.353(A)(1), which allows for the te...
Appellate Court Affirms Juvenile Commitment to Youth Services
In re E.E., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed a juvenile court's decision to commit a minor, E.E., to the Depa...
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 ...
Paternal grandparents granted permanent custody of child over parents' objections
In re A.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody of a ch...
Court Affirms Temporary Custody Decision, Upholding Best Interest Standard
In re C.A.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's decision to grant temporary custody of their child ...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights Due to Substance Abuse
In re A.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for A.M. The mother appealed the trial cour...
Ohio Court Affirms Child Support Order Based on Imputed Income
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 challenge to a child support order, arguing that the co...
Appellate Court Affirms Sole Custody Decision Based on Trial Court's Discretion
J.S. v. A.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, J.S., sought to appeal the trial court's decision to grant the defendant, A.S.,...
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...
Appellate Court Affirms Delinquency Finding for Aggravated Robbery and Assault
In re L.G., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed a juvenile court's decision to find L.G. delinquent for commit...
Paternal grandparents granted permanent custody of child over parents
In re A.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 30, 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...
Paternal grandparents granted temporary custody over mother's objection
In re K.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to grant temporary custody of a child...
Appellate Court Affirms Sole Legal Custody Award to Father
H.C. v. C.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, H.C., sought to appeal the trial court's decision to grant the defendant, C.P., s...
Ohio court: Statements not defamation per se without proof of actual damages
Z.J. v. R.M., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Z.J., sued the defendant, R.M., for defamation, alleging that R.M. made false and ...
Ohio Court Reverses 'No-Contact' Order Due to Insufficient Evidence of Harm
In re A.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute involved whether a father's "no-contact" order against his son, A.P., was properly i...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re P.L., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for P.L. The appellate court affirmed the t...
Appellate Court Reverses Termination of Parental Rights
Lucas Cty. Children's Servs. v. Kujawski, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Lucas County Children's Services agency sought to terminate the par...
Court Affirms Sole Legal Custody for Mother
Randall E. v. Courtney B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Randall E. (father), appealed the trial court's decision granting t...
Ohio Appeals Court: "No-Knock" Warrant Execution Improper Without Exigent Circumstances
In re C.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 26, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals addressed whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when officers ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 26 best interest of the child standard cases from courts in Ohio. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding best interest of the child standard cases in Ohio include: ohioctapp (25 cases), ohio (1 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 17, Mixed: 1, Plaintiff Win: 4, Remanded: 1, Reversed: 3.