In re Jeter Children

William F. Chinnock, Judge.

{¶ 1} This is a juvenile court custody case in which the state is asking the court to permanently terminate the parent-child relationship between the natural parents and their three children. This decision examines the issue whether the parents have a right to inspect and copy the original documents in the state’s case file or can be compelled to accept in substitution a computer disc depicting such documents.

{¶ 2} In this case, Franklin County Children Services (“FCCS”) moved for permanent custody of the Jeter children. Their natural mother contested the motion. In…