Beals v. Beals

In the Clark Common Pleas an entry was filed ordering divorce, fixing alimony and awarding custody of a minor child. At the next term, the court, of its own motion, certified the case to the Juvenile Court under 8034-1 GC. Thereafter a motion was filed in Juvenile Court for modification of the order as to the child, which was dismissed on the ground that the court had no- jurisdiction except upon the filing of an original affidavit under 1642, 1647 and 1648 GC.

Two propositions of law are involved. First, was the certification by the Clarke Common Pleas after term within its jurisdiction;…