In re Z.R.
Annotate this CaseL.R. was the biological mother of six children, including her youngest children, Z.R. L.R.’s five older children were adjudicated dependent and neglected in the Summit County Juvenile Court, and L.R. never regained custody of those children. After L.R. gave birth to Z.R., Summit County Children Services (SCCS) filed a complaint in Summit Count Juvenile Court alleging that Z.R. was a dependent child. L.R. moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction. The motion to dismiss was combined with a motion to transfer the cases of Z.R.’s siblings to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. The Summit County Juvenile Court denied the motion to dismiss, found Z.R. to be a dependent child, and transferred Z.R.’s case to Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. The appellate court reversed, concluding that SCCS had failed to establish proper venue in the Summit County Juvenile Court because Z.R.’s residence and alleged dependency occurred solely in Cuyahoga County. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the statute and rule governing venue do not control the jurisdiction of a juvenile court and that it is within a juvenile court’s sound discretion to remedy an alleged venue defect by transferring a case to a proper venue.
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