In re D.D.

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4492

Syllabus

CUSTODY – CHILDREN – COUNSEL – STANDING: Where the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services sought permanent custody of mother's child, the juvenile court magistrate did not err in allowing the child's In re Williams attorney to withdraw upon an oral motion where the attorney represented that the child was in favor of permanent custody, the child at that time had given no indication that he wanted to return to his mother's care, and no party objected to the motion to withdraw. The juvenile court did not err in terminating the representation of the child's In re Williams attorney where the record did not establish that the child had consistently expressed a desire to return to his mother's care. Mother lacked standing to challenge the failure to allege \John Doe\ as the child's father in the complaint where \John Doe\ was nonetheless served by publication, mother failed to identify any other potential fathers for the child, and mother failed to establish prejudice.