Explore 25 court opinions on Best Interests Of The Child Standard. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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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...
Ohio court upholds no-contact order, denying visitation
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 "no-contact" order, issued after a domest...
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...
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...
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...
Court Affirms Child's Placement in Residential Treatment Center
In the Interest of L.L., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, L.L., a child, challenged the Texas Dep...
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 ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Amidst Due Process Claims
R. C. and P. K. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the Texas Department ...
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 ...
Appellate Court Upholds Divorce Property Division and Spousal Support
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 regarding the division of ...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of P.W., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, P.W., challenged the trial court's t...
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 Child Relocation Decision
In re S.M., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on February 26, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a trial court's decision to grant a father's petition to rel...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Amidst Substance Abuse Concerns
L. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order termi...
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 Upholds Child Removal and Guardian Ad Litem Actions
L. M. v. Department of Children and Families and Guardian Ad Litem, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the Depart...
Custody Order Affirmed: Best Interests Standard Applied Correctly
In Re: M.L.R.; Apl of: E.L.R., Mother and M.L.R., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Superior Court reviewed a custody or...
Appellate Court Affirms Modification of Parenting Plan
C v. Father of A.E.N., a Child v. Joshua Jamil Normandia and Xaris Chealyne Normandia, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 17, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate c...
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...
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...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Incarceration
In re J.C., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating the parental rights of J.C...
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...