In re D.D.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1973

Syllabus

R.C. 2151.414(B)(1); permanent custody; termination of parental rights; R.C. 2151.414(E)(11); best interest of the child; R.C. 2151.414(D)(1); clear and convincing evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; standing; former legal custodian; legal custody. Juvenile court did not err in granting permanent custody of children to agency. The record supported juvenile court's findings that mother, who had her parental rights terminated as to two of her other children, failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that she could provide a legally secure placement for the children under R.C. 2151.414(E)(11), and, therefore, that the children could not be placed with Mother within a reasonable time or should not be placed Mother. Juvenile court's finding that permanent custody was in the children's best interest was supported by clear and convincing evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Juvenile court did not err in denying mother's motion for legal custody. Appeal of grandmother, former legal custodian, dismissed on the grounds that she lacked standing to challenge the termination of mother's parental rights.