In re J.R.

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 2556

Syllabus

Trial court's decision awarding permanent custody of child to Children Services was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Father did not make significant progress toward case plan goals of employment, safe and appropriate housing, and engaging with and understanding the child's medical and educational needs. The record does not reflect that the trial court erred in denying parent's discovery request after conducting an in camera review of the Children Services' file. Any potential error in trial court's finding that child could not be returned to his father within a reasonable period of time was not determinative, as the court's other findings, including that the child had been in the temporary custody of Children Services for 12 or more months of a consecutive 22-month period, provided an alternate basis for the award of permanent custody. Judgment affirmed.