In re K.F.

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1286

Syllabus

Permanent custody R.C. 2151.414 best interest abuse manifest weight of the evidence hearsay. The juvenile court's decision to grant the agency's motion for permanent custody was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the court made appropriate findings pursuant to R.C. 2151.414 and those findings were supported by clear and convincing evidence. The juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in permitting testimony from the children's godmother and counselor relating to the children's behavioral and emotional issues because, even if the testimony constituted inadmissible hearsay, Mother failed to establish that the court relied on this evidence in making its decision.