In re D.B.

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4439

Syllabus

Children's father lacks standing to appeal trial court's denial of his father's motion to intervene in permanent custody proceeding. Non-party grandfather would lack standing to appeal merits outcome of such proceeding, but has standing to appeal denial of his motion to intervene. Trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion to intervene for want of service on mother: mother was not represented by counsel when motion was filed, and so had no lawyer to receive that Notice of Electronic Filing grandfather's counsel seemingly conceded a lack of service and did not seek further opportunity to achieve or certify service. Father A.B.'s appeal dismissed grandfather A.S.'s assignments of error overruled judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations, Juvenile Branch affirmed.