Lee v. Weir

In 2014, the juvenile court granted permanent custody of R.L., Appellant’s biological son, to the Hamilton County Job and Family Services (Family Services). In 2015, Appellant filed a second petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging that the Family Services director was unlawfully restraining R.L. pursuant to a juvenile court order. The director filed a motion to dismiss Appellant’s petition, alleging that the petition was successive and barred by res judicata and that Appellant had used alternative remedies at law to challenge the custody order. The court of appeals granted the motion to dismiss. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant had, and had used, alternative remedies at law to challenge the juvenile court’s judgment granting permanent custody of R.L. to Family Services. View "Lee v. Weir" on Justia Law