In re G.W.

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2581

Syllabus

Parental rights permanent custody clear and convincing evidence R.C. 2151.414(D)(1) and (D)(2)/best interest of the child. It was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the juvenile court granted the agency's motion for permanent custody. The child had been in the temporary custody of the agency for more than two years and Mother never fully engaged in the objectives of the case plan. The juvenile court made findings that were consistent with granting permanent custody under both R.C. 2151.414(D)(1) and (D)(2), which are alternative means for determining the best interest of the child. A finding under R.C. 2151.414(D)(2), mandates that the juvenile court find that it is in the best interest of child to place it in the agency's permanent custody.