Syversten v. Carrelli

This is an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Probate Division.

The issue in this cause is whether Probate Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine an adoption proceeding concerning a minor child after the Domestic Relations Division of the Court of Common Pleas of another county has granted a divorce together with an order awarding custody of that minor child to one of the parents. Defendant-appellant, Dale A. Carrelli, contends that the divorce court retained exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over that child.

We disagree with appellant’s position and hold that…