Marich v. Knox County Department of Human Services/Children Services Unit

R.C. 2725.01 provides that “[w]hoever is * * * entitled to the custody of another, of which such custody such person is unlawfully deprived, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus * *

Appellee alleges that she was unlawfully deprived of her daughter when she signed a permanent surrender agreement in response to undue pressure. Appellee filed a petition *165for a writ of habeas corpus in which she seeks the return of her child.

In other permanent surrender cases, such as Morrow v. Family & Community Serv. of Catholic Charities, Inc. (1986), 28 Ohio St. 3d 247, 28 OBR 327, 504 N.E. 2d 2, and Manning…