In re A.W.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5657

Syllabus

The trial court's finding that it was in the best interest of the children to grant the children services agency permanent custody was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Father lacks standing to argue on appeal that Mother was not properly served with notice of the permanent custody hearing because he has not demonstrated that he was prejudiced by the alleged service error. Although Father has standing to argue that his son's counsel provided ineffective assistance during the permanent custody hearing, his ineffective-assistance claim lacks merit because Father has not shown deficient performance of counsel and resulting prejudice. Judgment affirmed.