In re C. Children

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 946

Syllabus

CHILDREN — CUSTODY – PARENTAL TERMINATION: The juvenile court did not err in awarding permanent custody of the children to the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services where clear and convincing evidence supported the court's finding that the children could not be placed with mother within a reasonable time and should not be placed with her, and the award was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The appellate court must presume the juvenile court's failure to rule on a motion is a denial of that motion, and the juvenile court did not commit plain error in denying mother's motion for an In re Brown evaluation where mother's mental health was not a determinative issue, or in denying mother's motion for a continuance in order for her to complete more services where the court did not rely on mother's completion of her case plan in its decision.