In re Adoption of A.M.Z.
Citations
- 2024 Ohio 1240
Syllabus
R.C. 3107.07(A) Consent to Adoption Right to Counsel. An indigent parent may waive his or her right to counsel expressly or through conduct. A waiver of the right to counsel must be voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently made. A natural parent's consent to adoption is not required if, in the year preceding the filing of the petition for adoption, the natural parent failed without justifiable cause to either engage in more than de minimis contact with the child or to provide for the maintenance and support of the child as required by a judicial decree or by law.
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- holding that if general and specific provisions are inconsistent, then the specific provision governs
- if general and specific provisions are inconsistent, then the specific provision governs
- “Because fixed-price contracts do not contain a method for varying the price of the contract in the event of unforeseen circumstances, they assign the risk to the contractor that the actual cost of performance .will be higher than the price of the contract.”
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Judges: Judge John R. Willamowski
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