The probate court ruled that her sex was correctly recorded at the time of birth and could not be changed. An appeals court agreed with the county probate court. She then appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court, which was unable to reach a majority, so the 2nd District's Court of Appeals ruling stands.

In a rare and unusual decision, the Ohio Supreme Court failed to reach a consensus on the disposition of a case involving a transgender woman's attempt to modify her birth certificate and left a lower court ruling undisturbed.