In re Adoption of W.M.
Citations
- 2023 Ohio 1365
Syllabus
Failure to comply with appellate rules, Loc.App.R. 3, App.R. 12, App.R. 16 petition for adoption R.C. 3107.07(A) consent to adopt, failure to communicate with minor clear and convincing evidence manifest weight abuse of discretion. Trial court's decision that stepfather failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that father's failure to have contact with the child in the year preceding the filing of the adoption petition was without justifiable-cause was against the manifest weight of the evidence. Father failed to have more than de minimis contact with his child for several years preceding the filing of the adoption petition and the lack of communication and contact was not justifiable. The trial court's findings were not supported by the weight of the evidence.
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Judges: Michael John Ryan
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