IN RE ADOPTION OF P.A.C.

No. 2009-1757.

126 Ohio St.3d 236 (2010)

2010-Ohio-3351

IN RE ADOPTION OF P.A.C.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A., and Kenneth J. Cahill, for appellant, Gary D. Otten.

Voorhees & Levy, L.L.C., and Michael R. Voorhees, for appellee, Kevin Crooks.

Erik L. Smith, urging reversal as a pro se amicus curiae.

Susan Garner Eisenman and Mary Beck, urging affirmance for amicus curiae American Academy of Adoption Attorneys.


PFEIFER, J.

{¶ 1} In In re Adoption of Pushcar, 110 Ohio St.3d 332, 2006-Ohio-4572, 853 N.E.2d 647, this court stated, "The issue presented for our review is whether a probate court must refrain from proceeding with the adoption of a child when an issue concerning the parenting of that child is pending in the juvenile court. We hold that, in such circumstances, the probate court must defer to...

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