In re A.E.

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 488

Syllabus

Award of permanent custody of appellant's three children the social services agency was not against the weight of the evidence where the agency presented clear and convincing evidence that appellant's children could not be placed with her within a reasonable time or should not be placed with her, and permanent custody to the agency was in the best interest of the children. Appellant was not denied effective assistance of trial counsel because she failed to show that, but for the alleged errors of trial counsel, there was a reasonable probability of a different result. Because the record did not support the existence of an actual or apparent conflict of interest arising from independent trial counsel's representation of all three children, and because appellant did not show that, but for trial counsel's alleged errors, there was a reasonable probability of a different result, appellant's oldest child was not denied his right to legal counsel. Judgment affirmed.