Legal Opinion

In re Hoffman

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 2002No. 2002-0246PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlice Robie Resnick, J.

{¶ 1} On April 18, 2000, Stark County Department of Human Services (“SCDHS”) filed a complaint seeking temporary custody of appellee Brenda Hoffman’s two children: Brandon Hoffman, born July 30, 1999, and Melanie Dedmon, born August 14, 1991. The complaint alleged that Brandon was an abused, dependent, and neglected child due to a skull fracture and an epidural hematoma. The complaint further alleged that Melanie was a dependent child due to the abuse of Brandon and the instability of her biological father. After an emergency hearing, the trial court ordered that the children be placed in the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. In re HayesOhio Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Stanford v. StanfordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
  5. Mazur v. LazarusDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. In re WilliamsOhio Supreme Court · 2004
  2. In re HoffmanOhio Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Kelley v. KelleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
  4. In re J.F., Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County2018
  5. In re K.W.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2014

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