In re G.A.

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 1120

Syllabus

Permanent custody R.C. 2151.414 best interest. The trial court did not err when it granted the agency's motion for permanent custody. The child had been in the temporary custody of the agency for nearly four years. The agency had been granted emergency temporary custody of the children after mother was accused of abusing one of the children. Mother was convicted of child endangering and domestic violence and spent two years in prison. Despite having almost a full two years to work on her case plan after she got out of prison, mother did not substantially complete all of the requirements under her case plan. Mother had stopped going to family counseling so she could not demonstrate that she could handle the child's behavioral and mental health issues. She also did not have housing or verifiable income at the time of the hearing. Moreover, R.C. 2151.414(D)(2) applied, and thus, the trial court was obligated to find that it was in the child's best interest to be placed in the agency's permanent custody and also grant the agency's motion.