Thursday, February 03, 2011

Ohio same sex supreme court custody case

Kelly Mullen and her former partner, Michele Hobbs, were in a committed relationship for five years before agreeing to raise a child together. Mullen is the child’s, a girl, biological mother. They consulted a lawyer, but never reached a written agreement, and later split up.

The Cincinnati Enquirer yesterday reported that when the adults split up in October 2007, Mullen and the child had moved out of the house they had shared with Hobbs; Mullen denying Hobbs any contact with the little girl. Two months later, Hobbs petitioned Hamilton County Juvenile Court to grant her permanent shared custody of the child on an equal basis with Mullen. A motion for joint custody was granted to Hobbs by a magistrate, but subsequently overturned by Juvenile Court. An appeals court upheld the reversal

The Supreme Court granted weekly visitation rights to Hobbs pending its decision.

The case was heard yesterday morning

Memorandum in support of jurisdiction ( Filed by: Hobbs, Michele )

Memorandum in response of Kelly Mullen
Memorandum in response of Scott Liming

First District Court of Appeals case

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