In re A.S.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1724

Syllabus

R.C. 2151.414(D)(1) — R.C. 2151.414(D)(2) — PERMANENT CUSTODY — BEST INTEREST: The juvenile court's determination that a remand of custody to mother was in the child's best interest under R.C. 2151.414(D)(1) was supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the record supports the juvenile court's findings that mother was bonded and had positive interactions with the child, completed case-plan services, remedied the concerns for stable housing and domestic violence, and demonstrated a positive behavioral change. The juvenile court's determination that permanent custody to the children services agency was not mandated under R.C. 2151.414(D)(2) was supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the record supports the juvenile court's findings that the child could be returned to mother's care where she completed case-plan services and remedied the concerns that caused the child's removal.