In re A.M.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The court shall not modify a prior decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children unless it finds, based on facts that have arisen since the prior decree or that were unknown to the court at the time of the prior decree, that a change has occurred in the circumstances of the child, the child's residential parent, or either of the parents subject to a shared parenting decree, and that the modification is necessary to serve the best interest of the child.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re J.R.P.

2. “once a court has exercised jurisdiction over a child, the court has continuing jurisdiction to determine what is in the best interests of the child. Furthermore, O.R.C. Section 3109.04 applies to situations between parents since the philosophy of requiring a change of circumstances in custody issues is based on the presumption that parents are equals and must be treated as such.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re J.R.P.

3. “retain the residential parent designated by the prior decree”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re J.R.P.