In re O.C.

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 190

Syllabus

Permanent custody guardian ad litem legal custody R.C. 2151.414 best interest clear and convincing evidence. Judgment granting GAL's motion for permanent custody, opposed by CCDCFS and Mother, was not supported by competent and credible evidence. The trial court's findings reiterated testimony from various GALs, some of which was factually inaccurate, and largely ignored the overwhelming balance of evidence in the form of testimony from agency employees and support professionals. The court abused its discretion in denying Mother's motion for legal custody because it was supported by a preponderance of the evidence.