In re B.G.M.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1465

Syllabus

Permanent custody; R.C. 2151.353; R.C. 2151.414; best interest; manifest weight. The juvenile court's judgment granting permanent custody of the child to Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services was affirmed. The juvenile court's findings that several R.C. 2151.414(E) factors applied such that the child could not or should not be returned to the parent within a reasonable time were supported by clear and convincing evidence. Additionally, the juvenile court's finding that it was in the child's best interest to be placed in the permanent custody of the agency was supported by clear and convincing evidence. We further conclude that the juvenile court's judgment granting permanent custody to the agency is not against the manifest weight of the evidence.