IN RE ADOPTION OF DOE

No. 19017.

130 Ohio App.3d 288 (1998)

In re ADOPTION OF Jane DOE.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Summit County.

Decided December 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter T. Cahoon, James B. Chapman, and Patricia M. Logue, for appellant.

Amie L. Bruggeman, guardian ad litem.

Susan J. Becker, for amicus curiae.


FARMER, Judge.

Jane Doe was born on July 28, 1990. Jane Doe's biological mother and appellant, the biological mother's lesbian partner, have been together since 1981.

On October 16, 1996, appellant filed a complaint for declaratory judgment seeking to adopt Jane Doe while continuing the parental rights of the biological mother. After extensive briefing, the trial court found appellant to be a suitable person to adopt under R.C. 3107.03, but denied the requested...

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