In re A.Y.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4316

Syllabus

The juvenile court did not err in granting permanent custody to the Department of Job and Family Services where (1) Father willingly appeared before the trial court and did not contest the court's personal jurisdiction; (2) the juvenile court's order, when read in its entirety, adequately described the reasonable efforts taken to prevent the removal of the child; (3) trial counsel's stipulation to prior evidence and testimony was part of trial strategy and did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel; and (4) the case worker and GAL's testimony were not hearsay simply because they were not asked to substantiate their findings.