Legal Opinion
In re James
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 2007No. 2005-1994PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Donnell, J.
{¶ 1} Cynthia and Rick Hutchinson, the maternal grandparents of Brayden James, appeal from a decision of the First District Court of Appeals, which affirmed an order of the juvenile court modifying a prior custody decree *421removing them as legal custodians of Brayden and awarding custody of him to his biological parents — their daughter, Jamie, and her husband, Damon James.
{¶ 2} The appellate court found R.C. 3109.04(E)(1)(a) unconstitutional as applied to Jamie and Damon James, declaring that it deprived them of their fundamental right to parent their child, Brayden. After careful review of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- In re MurrayOhio Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by23 opinions
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