In re A.C.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1661

Syllabus

Permanent custody; clear and convincing evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; best interest of the child; R.C. 2151.414; offenses against a child; endangering children; retaliation; incarceration; credibility; custody to maternal grandmother. Trial court's conclusion that the children could not be placed with either parent within a reasonable time and that permanent custody was in the children's best interest was supported by sufficient evidence and by the manifest weight of the evidence. Mother was convicted of child endangerment and retaliation and sentenced to 27 months in prison. Maternal grandmother was not credible in her ability to protect the children. Thus, she should not have custody of the children. The children were too young to express their wishes.