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Court Affirms Imputed Income in Child Support Case
K.S. v. J.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a father's challenge to a child support order, arguing that the court e...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re Sebastian C., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating parental rights. The ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re J.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile court's order terminating parental rights w...
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...
Appellate Court Reverses Termination of Parental Rights Due to Procedural Error
S. T. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 8, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's orde...
Grandparents Granted Temporary Custody Over Parental Objections
In re I.J., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court affirmed the trial court's decision to grant temporary custody to the paternal grandparent...
Paternal Grandparents Retain Permanent Custody Over Mother's Appeal
In re K.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody to the paternal grandparen...
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...
Ohio Appeals Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress "No-Knock" Warrant
In re X.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient probable c...
DCF must expunge records if statutory criteria are met
D. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, D., sought to compel the Department of Chi...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
M. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order terminat...
Father's abandonment forfeits consent rights in adoption
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 biological father's consent was requir...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re O.F., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating parental rights. The court fo...
Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Child Support Modification Decision
H.A. v. J.A., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns a dispute over the modification of child support obligations. The trial court m...
GA Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights in Most Cases
In THE MATTER OF CANDACE LANETTE SNEED (Four Cases), decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 12, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case consolidates four appeals concerning Candace Lanette Sne...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re G.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for G.M. The mother appealed the trial court's...
Appeals Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights for L.K. Due to Failure to Reunify and Best Interests of Children
This case involves L.K., a parent whose parental rights to her two children were terminated by the district court. The district court found that there were grounds for termination under Minnesota Stat...
Parental Rights Terminated Due to Unaddressed Substance Abuse
In re L.G., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of L.G. Th...
Appellate court affirms DCF's reasonable efforts and child placement decision
L. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, L., challenged the Department of Children a...
Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights for Neglect and Drug Abuse
In re L.R., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile court erred in terminating a mother's parent...
Parental rights termination upheld due to non-compliance with case plan
R.B., Mother of W.S.B., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a t...
Ohio Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Despite Mother's Claims
In re A.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for A.M. The mother argued that the trial court...
Court Remands Parental Rights Termination for Proper Best Interests Analysis
M.T., Mother of Etc. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's ...
Ohio Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re T.T., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for T.T. The mother argued that the court erred...
Court affirms modification of no-contact order to include father
In re C.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-contact" order issued by a juvenile court was pro...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
S.H. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, S.H., challenged the trial court's or...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
V. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order termi...
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...