IN RE BABY GIRL BAXTER

No. 84-1340.

17 Ohio St. 3d 229 (1985)

IN RE BABY GIRL BAXTER.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Childers, assistant prosecuting attorney, for appellee.

Southeastern Ohio Legal Services and Maria Losurdo, for appellant.

Theodore Kern, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Legal Rights Service.

National Center for Youth Law and Teresa Demchak, urging reversal for amici curiae, William and Jeannine Deweese.

Burnstein, Walker & Bull and Robert Walker, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Association for Retarded Citizens of Cuyahoga County.

Douglas A. Baker, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Psychological Association.


DOUGLAS, J.

This case raises three issues. The first is whether Evelyn Baxter was denied the proper representation of counsel during the proceedings in Carroll County Juvenile Court.

R.C. 2151.352 and Juv. R. 4(A) provide for the appointment of counsel in cases where parental rights are subject to termination. Furthermore, this court has held that the state must appoint counsel for indigent parents at parental...

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