In re M.A.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4473

Syllabus

Permanent custody; R.C. 2151.353(A)(4); R.C. 2151.414(E); best interest of the child. Trial court's decision granting permanent custody to the agency was supported by sufficient evidence and the greater weight of the evidence, where the record established that six of Mother's ten children had been committed to the permanent custody of the agency, one child was in the legal custody of an interested party, and two children were in the emergency temporary custody of the agency, and Mother failed to complete case plan goals, or establish that she was able to provide a legally secure permanent placement and provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the child. Furthermore, permanent custody was in the best interest of the child where he had been in the agency's custody since he was two days old, he was thriving in the foster care environment, the guardian ad litem (\GAL\) recommended permanent custody, and the record established that Mother had not addressed her chronic mental-health and drug-abuse issues.