In Re Darst

This is an appeal by Harold J. Darst, father of three minor children, from an order of the Juvenile Court of Franklin County, Ohio, finding the children to be “dependent” under Section 2151.04, Eevised Code, and placing them with their maternal grandmother, Esther Atwood. The proceedings are based on an affidavit signed by Mrs. Atwood.

Mr. Darst’s first wife died at the birth of their third child on November 30, 1952. As the referral officer’s report states, the subsequent arrangements for the care of the children initially arose out of that emergency situation. These arrangements were…