In re Adoption of Masa

Supreme Court of Ohio · Decided 1986-04-30

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Celebrezze, C.J. The question before us is whether appellee had justifiable cause for his failure to support his daughter in the year prior to the filing of this adoption petition, given the fact that his sole income during this period was a minimal welfare payment of eighty-three dollars per month. We answer that question in the affirmative. Our analysis must begin with the recognition that the right of a nat…

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