Gregory v. Gregory

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 5210

Syllabus

CHILDREN – CUSTODY – RIGHT TO COUNSEL: In a permanent-custody case, where a guardian ad litem had been appointed for mother, and where mother had informed the magistrate that she had retained new counsel, the magistrate erred in finding that mother had waived her right to counsel without engaging in an inquiry to determine whether mother was in fact competent to do so and whether mother was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waiving that right, either expressly or by inference.