In re J.W.

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 2730

Syllabus

CHILDREN – PERMANENT CUSTODY – PLAIN ERROR: The juvenile court did not commit plain error in denying incarcerated mother's motion for a continuance of the permanent-custody hearing where mother failed to take advantage of alternative means of participating in the hearing and where mother was represented by counsel at the hearing. The juvenile court's determination that a grant of permanent custody to the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services was in the children's best interest was supported by clear and convincing evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.