In re A.O.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4923

Syllabus

The trial court's decision granting legal custody of the child to a family friend was not an abuse of discretion, and its finding that the placement was in the child's best interest was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Although the appellant putative father maintained a strong familial bond with the child, he failed to comply with important aspects of the case plan related to drug use and lack of stable housing, and the child had flourished under the care of her custodian over the course of over two years.