In re C.G.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 648

Syllabus

Legal custody; temporary custody; abused; neglected; dependent; substance abuse; fentanyl; R.C. 2151.353(A); R.C. 2151.353(F)(2); dispositional hearing; best interest; preponderance of the evidence; sufficiency; manifest weight. Affirmed juvenile court's judgment in each child's case, which adopted the magistrate's decision and committed the minor child to the legal custody of a relative caretaker. The juvenile court's decision was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The record showed mother had not made significant progress in addressing her substance-abuse issues and serious concerns remained. The juvenile court's best-interest determination was supported by a preponderance of the evidence. The juvenile court properly determined that each child's continued residence or return to mother's home was not in the child's best interest, nor was the continued temporary custody of the child. The record did not support mother's other arguments.