In re J.N.

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 4157

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in granting permanent custody of minor child to children services agency and terminating Father's parental rights. Competent, credible evidence clearly and convincingly supported the trial court's determination that the child had been in agency custody for more than 12 months of the prior 22 consecutive months and that child's best interest would be served by granting permanent custody to the agency. Undisputed evidence showed that Father voluntarily had gone without seeing the child for more than seven months, refusing to attend supervised visitation as a form of \protest\ due to his dispute with the assigned social worker. Father's refusal to sign releases for the agency to obtain his medical and other records also left the record devoid of credible evidence to confirm Father's alleged compliance with the established case plan objectives. Judgment affirmed.