In Re Anteau, a Minor

When Mary Louise Anteau was twenty months old, her parents were separated. Her father, Richard B. Anteau, was living with his parents in Toledo, Ohio, and her mother, Betty Anteau, with her mother in Flint, Michigan. Betty Anteau’s attorney, in his own name, under Section 1639-23, General Code, filed a complaint in the Common Pleas Court, division of domestic relations, of Lucas county, Ohio, alleging that Mary Louise Anteau was “a dependent child.” and that her parents were separated.

Under Section 1639-21, General Code, the court referred the matter to one of its referees. At the hearing on…