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Case Information
Filed
2025-11-05
Status
REOPEN (RO)
Type
Dr Never Married
Docket
56 entries
Parties
Plaintiff
Fortson, Francesca
Defendant
Bland, James E|Tackett, Desiree S
Docket Entries
- REG MAIL W/ CERTIFICATE OF MAILING POSTMASTER RECEIPT FILED.
- OMPLAINT FOR CHILD CUSTODY FILED BY ATTY MITCHELL ON BEHALF OF FRANCESCA FORTSON Receipt: 83232 Date: 05/19/2016
- USTODY AFFIDAVIT - SIGNED BY FRANCESCA FORTSON
- OMPUTERIZATION FEE Receipt: 83232 Date: 05/19/2016
- OMPUTERIZED RESEARCH Receipt: 83232 Date: 05/19/2016
- NSWER AND WAIVER OF SERVICE SIGNED BY DESIREE TACKETT
- NSWER AND WAIVER OF SERVICE - SIGNED BY ALLEGED FATHER - JAMES BLAND
- FFIDAVIT FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
- EPOSIT - ADDITION FILING FEE FOR PUBLICATION Receipt: 82979 Date: 04/07/2016
- OTICE OF PUBLICATION Attorney: MITCHELL JR, DONALD PAUL (16178)
- EARING SET: Event: A HEARING ON PETITION FOR CUSTODY-NOTICE TO: DESIREE TACKETT JAMES BLANK FRANCESCA FORTSON DON MITCHELL Date: 05/13/2016 Time: 3:15 pm Judge: BERGER, ROBERT W Location: Portage County Juvenile Court Receipt: 83232 Date: 05/19/2016
- IVIL COMPLAINT ASSIGNMENT
- ETTER/CORRESPONDENCE TO PORTAGE COUNTY LEGAL NEWS LETTER TO PUBLISH - PRIVATE Sent on: 04/15/2016 09:21:59
- ORTAGE COUNTY LEGAL NEWS PRIVATE PUBLICATION Receipt: 83148 Date: 05/02/2016
- ETURN OF CN FOR 05-13-16 SENT TO JAMES BLANK, C/O SUMMIT COUNTY JAIL, 205 E CROSIER ST, AKRON OH 44311 MARKED " RET TO SENDER, NOT DELIV AS ADDRESSED, UNABLE TO FORWARD - RTS - OUT"
- AGISTRATE'S DEC./ORDER - HRG 5/13/16. PETITIONER, F. FORTSON, APPEARED AND WAS REP BY ATTY MITCHELL. MOTHER, DESIREE TACKETT, APPEARED AND WAS UNREP BY COUNSEL. ALLEGED FATHER, JAMES E. BLAND, DID NOT APPEAR AND WAS UNREP BY COUNSEL. HE DID, HOWEVER, SUBMIT AN AFF WAIVING SUMMONS, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF AND CONSENTED TO THE GRANTING THE PETITION. MAG CONSIDERED THE PETITION ALONG W/ ALL OTHER PLEADINGS FILED IN THIS MATTER AND STATEMENTS OF THE PARTIES PRESENT. THE MAG DECIDES THAT THE ALLEGATIONS IN THE COMPLT HAVE BEEN ADMITTED OR PROVEN AND THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD THAT THE PETITIONER SHOULD BE GRANTED LEGAL CUSTODY OF THE CHILD SUBJECT TO THE CONTINUING JURISDICTION AND FURTHER ORDER OF THIS COURT. THE CUSTODIAL PARENT RESIDES @ 625 LINCOLN AVE, RAVENNA, OH 44266 AND HER SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BEAR THE COST OF EDUCATION SUBJECT TO RE-DETERMINATION BY THE OH DEPT OF ED. THIS ORDER WILL BE VACATED AND CUSTODY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE PARENT WHO LAST HAD CUSTODY UPON THE WRITTEN REQ BY THAT PARENT. COST TO THE PETITIONER. COPY TO D. TACKETT, ATTY MITCHELL, RAVENNA CITY SCHOOLS, F. FORTSON Receipt: 83232 Date: 05/19/2016
- URS. TO JRLE 01-28-94 JUV COURT DOES NOT REFUND OR BILL ACCTS BALANCING LESS/MORE THAN $5.00 - MAG DEC/ORDER, DATED 5/18/16 REDUCED BY $0.26.
- ETTER/CORRESPONDENCE FROM MOTHER, DESIREE TACKET, REQ RETURN OF CUSTODY. COPY OF LETTER MAILED TO FRANCESCA FORTSON
- EARING SET: Event: A STATUS HEARING NOTICE TO: FRANCESCA L FORTSON DESIREE S TACKET Date: 07/06/2020 Time: 11:00 am Judge: BERGER, ROBERT W Location: Portage County Juvenile Court
- AGISTRATE'S ORDER. STATUS HRG 7/06/2020 (RL) ON CORRESPONDENCE FILED BY DESIREE TACKETT TO TERMINATE THE GRANT OF CUSTODY OF KAYDEN BLAND TO KAYDEN'S MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, FRANCESCA FORTSON. DESIREE TACKETT (MOTHER) APPEARED AND WAS NOT REP BY COUNSEL. RRANCESCA FORTSON, (LEGAL CUSTODIAN) APPEARED AND WAS NOT REP BY COUNSEL. JAMES E. BLAND (FATHER) APPEARED AND WAS NOT REP BY COUNSEL. THE PARTIES EXPRESSED THEIR AGREEMENT TO ATTEMPT MEDIATION TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES BEING RAISED IN THIS MATTER. THE PARTIES EACH WERE ADVISED TO FILE WRITTEN PETITIONS SEEKING WHAT OUTCOME THEY WISH TO HAVE AS AN OUTCOME OF THE CASE. SPECIFICALLY, MOTHER EXPRESSLY STATED THAT SINCER HERE CORRESPONDENCE WAS FILED HEREIN HER CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED AND SHE IS NOT ABLE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE CUSTODY OF THE CHILD. THIS MATTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO MEDIATION OFFICE OF PORTAGE COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE PARTIES RESOLVING THE ISSUES TO WHICH THEY NOW DISAGREE. THE MATTER WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR AN APPROPRIATE COURT PROCEEDING UPON RETURN TO THE COURT OF A MEDIATION REPORT. COPY TO DESIREE TACKETT, FRANCESCA FORTSON & B. ANTOGNOLI
- EARING SET: Event: MEDIATION SESSION Date: 08/11/2020 Time: 9:00 am Judge: ANTOGNOLI, BENITO CR Location: MEDIATION CONFERENCE ROOM (308) Was Scheduled Notice sent to Desiress S Trackett and Francesca L. Fortson no address for James E Bland
- ETTER/CORRESPONDENCE FROM DESAREE TACKETT, RE: REQUESTING WITHDRAW OF VISITATION REQUEST, GOING INTO REHAB.
- AGISTRATE'S ORDER. THIS MATTER CAME ON BEFORE MAGISTRATE LYLE ON THE CORRESPONDENCE FILED ON 8/4/20, BY DESIREE TACKETT (HEREINAFTER "MOTHER") TO NOTIFY THE COURT THAT SHE IS NOT SEEKING AN ORDER TO RETURN CUSTODY OF KAYDEN BLAND, DOB: 2/3/16, TO HER. AT A STATUS CONF ON 7/6/20, MOTHER EXPRESSED THAT SHE DID NOT SEEK RETURN OF CUSTODY AS SHE HAD RQST'D ON 4/13/20. THE PARTIES EXPRESSED THEIR AGREEMENT TO ATTEMPT MEDIATION TO RESOLVE ISSUES BEING RAISED IN THIS MATTER. HOWEVER, MOTHER WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDIATION CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR 8/11/20 AT 9:00AM. HER CIRCUMSTANCE HAVE ALSO CHANGED. THE MEDIATION SESSION DUE TO TAKE PLACE ON 8/11/20, IS HEREBY CANCELED. MOTHER'S CORRESPONDENCE DATED 4/13/20, IS DEEMED WITHDRAWN AND DISMISSED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE. COPIES TO BENITO ANTOGNIL-MEDIATOR, D. TACKETT AND F. FORTSON.
- EDIATION REPORT FILED BY: Attorney: ANTOGNOLI, BENITO C R (30683)
- ATCH SCAN COMPLETE FILE
- OTION FOR CHANGE OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (CUSTODY) FILED. Attorney: PRO SE (DESIREE TACKETT)
- AIVER OF SERVICE FILED. FRANCESCA FORTSON (PLAINTIFF);
- PARENTING PROCEEDING AFFIDAVIT (R.C. 3127.23 (A). DESIREE S TACKETT (DEFENDANT);
- OTICE OF HEARING FILED.
- OURNAL ENTRY: AN ORDER OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO R.C. 2301.03(P) OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE.
- UDGMENT ENTRY FILED. ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFER. (SEE IMAGE)
- UDGMENT ENTRY FILED (SEE IMAGE).
- OPY ISSUED TO DOMESTIC COURT.
- OPY ISSUED TO DOMESTIC COURT.
- EPOSIT RECEIVED - PDMNS DESIREE S TACKETT (DEFENDANT); Receipt: 537578 Date: 11/06/2025
- ATCH SCAN OF CONSOLIDATED JUVENILE CASE # 2017JPI00025
- CSEA) JUDGMENT ENTRY ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFER FILED. (2017 JPI 25 IS CONSOLIDATED INTO THIS MATTER).
- OPY ISSUED TO DOMESTIC COURT.
- UDGMENT ENTRY FILED (SEE IMAGE).
- OPY ISSUED TO DOMESTIC COURT.
- OTICE OF REVISED AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT AND CASH MEDICAL SUPPORT.
- NSTRUCTIONS FROM CSEA FILED.
- ssue Date: 11/19/2025 Service: TITLE 4 D SERVICE Method: 4D REG MAIL WITH CERTIFICATE OF MAILING (CP) Cost Per: $ FORTSON, FRANCESCA Tracking No: M000005243
- LERKS CERTIFICATE OF MAILING. CERTIFICATE OF MAILING Sent on: 11/19/2025 13:27:16.66
- NSTRUCTIONS FROM CSEA FILED.
- ssue Date: 11/19/2025 Service: TITLE 4 D SERVICE Method: 4D REG MAIL WITH CERTIFICATE OF MAILING (CP) Cost Per: $ BLAND, JAMES E 1870 17TH ST SW AKRON, OH 44314 Tracking No: M000005244
- LERKS CERTIFICATE OF MAILING. CERTIFICATE OF MAILING Sent on: 11/19/2025 13:29:01.15
- NSTRUCTIONS FROM CSEA FILED.
- ssue Date: 11/19/2025 Service: TITLE 4 D SERVICE Method: 4D REG MAIL WITH CERTIFICATE OF MAILING (CP) Cost Per: $ TACKETT, DESIREE S 1870 17TH ST SW AKRON, OH 44314 Tracking No: M000005245
- LERKS CERTIFICATE OF MAILING. CERTIFICATE OF MAILING Sent on: 11/19/2025 13:29:51.28
- EARING SCHEDULED: Event: POST DECREE MOTION HEARING Date: 12/15/2025 Time: 9:00 am Judge: MORRISON, NANCY L Location: DR COURTROOM 3
- SEA MAGISTRATE'S DECISION FILED (R53).
- SEA NOTICE UNDER RULE 53 ISSUED TO ATTYS/PARTIES BY REGULAR MAIL, FACSIMILE OR COURTHOUSE MAIL BOX FRANCESCA FORTSON (PLAINTIFF);
- SEA NOTICE UNDER RULE 53 ISSUED TO ATTYS/PARTIES BY REGULAR MAIL, FACSIMILE OR COURTHOUSE MAIL BOX JAMES E BLAND (DEFENDANT);
- SEA NOTICE UNDER RULE 53 ISSUED TO ATTYS/PARTIES BY REGULAR MAIL, FACSIMILE OR COURTHOUSE MAIL BOX DESIREE S TACKETT (DEFENDANT);
- SEA NOTICE UNDER RULE 53 ISSUED TO ATTYS/PARTIES BY REGULAR MAIL, FACSIMILE OR COURTHOUSE MAIL BOX CSEA ATTY (Attorney) on behalf of PO CTY DEPT OF JOB & FAMILY SERVICES (INTERVENOR)
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