In re J.G.

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 827

Syllabus

Permanent custody legal custody clear and convincing preponderance of the evidence weight of the evidence best interest of the child. Juvenile court did not abuse its discretion when it awarded permanent custody to CCDCFS of Mother's two youngest children, where competent credible evidence established that the children had been in CCDCFS custody for more than two years, and there was competent, credible evidence in the record to support the trial court's finding that permanent custody was in the best interest of those children. Juvenile court did not abuse its discretion when it awarded legal custody of Mother's two oldest children to one of the children's paternal grandmothers, where competent credible evidences established that the children had been in the custody of CCDCFS for more than two years, and the paternal grandmother was aware of and accepted the responsibility and requirements of taking on legal custody.