In re J.R.

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 626

Syllabus

Void judgment, subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, manifest weight, reasonable efforts, best interest, effective assistance of counsel. Trial court did not lose jurisdiction when it had subject matter jurisdiction and respondent waived service agreeing to personal jurisdiction. Agency testified that reasonable efforts to reunify the family were made and trial court made the required findings. Trial court's determination to grant permanent custody was not against the manifest weight of the evidence when the child had been in the custody of the agency for 16 out of the prior 22 months and termination of parental rights was in the best interest of the child. Trial court did not err in denying the motion for legal custody of child, trial court did not err in granting a stay of the proceedings while an appeal by a third party was pending. Respondent was not denied the effective assistance of counsel.