In re K.R.

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 466

Syllabus

Parental rights motion for continuance of trial permanent custody R.C. 2151.414(B)(1) child could not or should not be placed with either parent within a reasonable time fail to remedy conditions that resulted in child's removal from custody pending criminal charges R.C. 2151.414(E) factors best interest of the child R.C. 2151.414(D)(1) guardian ad litem (G.A.L.) legal custody motion to extend temporary custody adequacy of guardian ad litem (G.A.L.) report and investigation Sup.R. 48 R.C. 2151.281 Cuyahoga Cty. Juv.Loc.R. 15. Father's motion to continue trial because he sustained injuries in a motorcycle accident and was prescribed medications for those injuries did not demonstrate a continuance was necessary to secure fair treatment for Father. The trial court did not err when it denied Father's motion for continuance. The record contains clear and convincing evidence to support the juvenile court's finding that one of the conditions set forth in R.C. 2151.414(B)(1)(a) through (e) applied and that it was in the best interest of the child to grant permanent custody to the agency. The trial court's determination that legal custody to Father's friend was not in the child's best interest was supported by a preponderance of the evidence. The trial court's denial of Father's motion to extend temporary custody was not an abuse of discretion. The record demonstrated that the guardian ad litem's (G.A.L.'s) investigation of Father sufficiently met the requirements of a G.A.L.