In re J.L.

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 850

Syllabus

CHILDREN – PERMANENT CUSTODY – STANDARD OF REVIEW – JUV.R. 40(D) – R.C. 2151.414 – BEST INTEREST: The juvenile court's decision was not against the manifest weight of the evidence when it granted permanent custody to the children services agency where appellant mother had not demonstrated long-term stability and sobriety, as required by her case plan, and the court properly considered all of the best-interest factors under R.C. 2151.414(D). An appellate court does not review a juvenile court's permanent-custody decision for an abuse of discretion rather, the court reviews the decision under a sufficiency-of-the-evidence or manifest-weight-of-the-evidence standard, based upon the parties' arguments.