In re E.B.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 101

Syllabus

Permanent custody; case plan; failure to remedy; 12 out of 22 months; substance abuse; mental health; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; best interest. Judgment affirmed. The trial court did not err in denying appellant's motion to continue. Appellant requested the trial court to continue the permanent custody hearing because the guardian ad litem's report was untimely filed. Because the guardian ad litem was available for cross-examination and the report did not raise any new or surprising information, appellant was unable to show that she was prejudiced by the denial. The trial court did not err when it granted permanent custody of the child to CCDCFS; its decision was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The child had been in custody for more that 12 out of 22 months and a grant of permanent custody was in the best interest of the child. Appellant completed portions of her case plan, which included housing, employment, mental health, substance abuse, and anger management but did not benefit from some of the services she received.