On May 11, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in In Re J.H., et al. A Minor Child (Appeal by A.H., Mother), 2021-0533. At issue in this case is whether a juvenile court improperly denied a pro se, indigent mother instituting child reunification proceedings her right to appointed
right to counsel
Merit Decision: Parent’s Right to Counsel at Termination of Parental Rights Hearing. In re R.K.
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“In a case in which we are asked to ratify the civil equivalent of the death penalty, we simply cannot accept absence as acquiesce.”
Justice O’Neill, lead opinion.
On January 4, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in In re R.K., 2018-Ohio-23. In the lead opinion, written by…
What’s On Their Minds: Mother’s Right to Counsel at Permanent Custody Hearing. In re: R.K. (A.S., Appellant).
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Update: On January 4, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Is that the rule you want from this court—if you don’t show up you are deemed to have waived counsel in the most important court proceeding in your life?”
Justice O’Neill, to the…
Oral Argument Preview: Mother’s Right to Counsel at Permanent Custody Hearing. In re: R.K. (A.S., Appellant).
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Merit Decision: Due Process Does not Require the State to Provide Appointed Counsel to an Indigent Non-Paying Parent at a Civil Contempt Purge Hearing. Liming v. Damos.
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On October 24, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in Liming v. Damos, 2012-Ohio-4783. The Court had accepted the case on conflict certification and discretionary review and consolidated the two cases, argued May 23, 2012. In a 5-2 decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court held that a purge hearing to…
Merit Decision: A Juvenile’s Statutory Right to Counsel Does Not Attach at a Police Interrogation. In Re M.W.
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On October 3, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in In Re M.W., 2012-Ohio-4538. The case was argued December 6, 2011. By a vote of 4-3, the Court held that a juvenile has no statutory right to a lawyer during police questioning before court proceedings have begun. Justice O’Donnell…
What’s on Their Minds: Child Support Contempt “Purge” Hearing to Impose a Suspended Sentence: Civil or Criminal? Michael Liming v. Denday Damos
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On October 24, 2012 the Supreme Court issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here
On May 23, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Michael Liming v. Denday Damos, (f.k.a. Liming), 2011-1170/2011-1985. The Court accepted this case on conflict certification and discretionary review, and…
Oral Argument Preview: Child Support Contempt “Purge” Hearing to Impose a Suspended Sentence: Civil or Criminal? Michael Liming v. Denday Damos
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On October 24, 2012 the Supreme Court issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here.
On May 23, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Michael Liming v. Denday Damos, (f.k.a. Liming),…
What’s on Their Minds: Does a Juvenile Have the Right to Counsel at the Interrogation Stage of the Proceedings? In re M.W.
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Oral Argument Preview: Does a Juvenile Have the Right to Counsel at the Interrogation Stage of the Proceedings? In re M.W.
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