Ohio Supreme Court tosses judge’s order preventing man from fathering children while on probation for failing to pay child support
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday tossed a judge’s decision that a Lorain father “make all reasonable efforts to avoid impregnating a woman” while on probation for failing to pay child support.
The state’s high court ruled in favor of London Chapman, who pleaded guilty to charges for not paying child support for his 11 children. He owed more than $200,000. Lorain County Probate Judge James Walther placed Chapman on probation for five years.
One of the conditions Walther imposed was for Chapman to make every effort to stop fathering children.