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PATER v. PATER

No. 90-2447.

63 Ohio St.3d 393 (1992)

PATER, APPELLEE, v. PATER, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 15, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bolsinger & Brinkman, Don C. Bolsinger and Karen R. Brinkman, for appellee.

Wilma B. Mesaros, Thomas J. Mirras and Carolyn R. Wah, for appellant.

WRIGHT, J.

Today we reaffirm that a domestic relations court may consider the religious practices of the parents in order to protect the best interests of a child. Birch v. Birch (1984), 11 Ohio St.3d 85, 11 OBR 327, 463 N.E.2d 1254. However, the United States Constitution flatly prohibits a trial court from ever evaluating the merits of religious doctrine or defining the contents of that doctrine. Thomas v. Review...

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