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In re A.S.

2025-1224 and 2025-1225

Child custody—When a natural parent has, through a court order in a dependency case, regained legal custody of his or her child who previously was determined to be a dependent child and the juvenile court closes that dependency case, a juvenile court may not terminate that custody order under R.C. 2151.42(B) without first finding that since the order was issued, the natural parent has become unsuitable—A natural parent’s constitutional rights to the care, custody, and control of his or her child are violated when a juvenile court awards custody to a nonparent without first finding the natural parent unsuitable—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded to juvenile court.

Kennedy, C.J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3906

10/7/2026

2026-Ohio-3906

State ex rel. Hill v. Forchione

2025-1686 and 2025-1687

Prohibition—Mandamus—Court of appeals did not err in dismissing writ action at issue in case No. 2025-1686 for inmate’s failures to include an affidavit listing his prior civil actions under R.C. 2969.25(A) and to include an affidavit of indigence under R.C. 2969.25(C)—Court of appeals did err in dismissing writ action at issue in case No. 2025-1687 based on inmate’s purported noncompliance with R.C. 2969.25(A), because inmate executed his R.C. 2969.25(A) affidavit before filing action in court of appeals—Judgment affirmed in case No. 2025-1686 and judgment reversed and cause remanded in case No. 2025-1687.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3907

10/7/2026

2026-Ohio-3907

10/07/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings.

10/7/2026

2026-Ohio-3938

10/07/2026 Case Announcements #2

Motion and procedural rulings.

10/7/2026

2026-Ohio-3943

Wilkes v. Ohio Dept. of Transp.

2025-0632

Civil law—Negligence—Discretionary immunity—R.C. 2743.02—In the absence of a policy detailing use of temporary vandal-protective fencing during bridge reconstruction, decision by Ohio Department of Transportation not to erect such fencing during overpass-bridge reconstruction involved exercise of high degree of discretion, giving it discretionary immunity from negligence suit brought by estate of vehicle passenger who died after being struck by a sandbag that a juvenile threw over a bridge during its reconstruction—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded to Court of Claims with instructions to dismiss action.

Kennedy, C.J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3897

10/6/2026

2026-Ohio-3897

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