Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of O'Donnell-Lamont
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 2004No. C98 1284 DR; CA A112960; SC S50551PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBalmer, J.
We allowed review of this child custody proceeding to consider the appropriate application of changes that the legislature made to the third-party custody statute in 2001, following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Troxel v. Granville, 530 US 57, 120 S Ct 2054, 147 L Ed 2d 49 (2000). The trial court awarded custody of the two children in this proceeding to maternal grandparents (grandparents) rather than to father, and the Court of Appeals reversed. O’Donnell-Lamont and Lamont, 184 Or App 249, 56 P3d 929 (2002), modified and adhered to as modified by an equally divided court, 187…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Smith v. Stillwell-SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1998
- State Ex Rel. Juvenile Department v. GeistOregon Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. McMasterOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- State Ex Rel. State Office for Services to Children & Families v. StillmanOregon Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by40 opinions
- State v. GainesOregon Supreme Court · 2009
- Hiller v. FauseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Hunter v. HunterMichigan Supreme Court · 2009
- State v. KellyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2009
- State Ex Rel. Department of Human Services v. RardinOregon Supreme Court · 2006
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