FIG OH18, L.L.C. v. Valentik — Court Affirms Denial of Sanctions Against Defense Attorney
Case FIG AS CUSTODIAN FOR FIG OH18, LLC AND SECURED PARTY v. WILLIAM G. VALENTIK, ET AL. Court Ohio Court […]
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In re L.W. — Court affirmed permanent custody of youngest child to state agency and legal custody of three older children to paternal grandmother
Case In re L.W., et al., A Minor Child Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District Date Decided June 25,
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In re K.L.D. — Court reversed improper income imputation in child support order
Case In re K.L.D., 2026-Ohio-2326 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District (Cuyahoga County) Date Decided June 18, 2026
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In re D.H. — Ohio appellate court affirmed denial of shared parenting, upheld supervised visitation and child support
Case In re D.H., et al. (Minor Children) Court Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District (Cuyahoga County) Date
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In re C.M. — Court affirms permanent custody despite mother’s absence from trial
The Eighth District affirmed permanent custody after the juvenile court denied a continuance for a mother who had missed four of five prior hearings, finding no due process violation.
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In re K.G. — Court reverses permanent custody grant for improper denial of continuance
In a 2-1 decision, the Eighth District reversed a permanent custody grant, finding the juvenile court abused its discretion by denying a continuance when CCDCFS filed an amended case plan just six days before the hearing.
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In re Ju.G. — Court affirms permanent custody after mother denied partner molested her daughter
The Eighth District affirmed permanent custody of four children where the mother persistently denied that her partner sexually abused her older daughter and failed to complete case-plan objectives.
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P.B. v. M.H. — Court upholds domestic violence protection order with firearms restriction
The Eighth District affirmed a domestic-violence civil protection order including a firearms restriction, holding that repeated unauthorized home entries during parenting time constituted domestic violence.
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In re Q.M.B. — Eighth District affirms temporary custody to CCDCFS where mother’s pattern of conduct supported neglect and dependency findings
The Eighth District affirmed temporary custody of an infant to CCDCFS, finding clear and convincing evidence of neglect based on the mother’s pattern of conduct including threats while holding the child, a prior child’s neglect adjudication, and refusal to engage in case-plan services.