In re S.E.

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 642

Syllabus

Appellant could not challenge the juvenile court's decision adjudicating her three children neglected and granting temporary custody of the children to a children services agency since the determination that a child is abused, neglected or dependent that is followed by an award of temporary custody to a children services agency cannot be raised on appeal from a juvenile court's decision to grant permanent custody. In addition, the juvenile court's decision to grant permanent custody of appellant's children to a children services agency was supported by sufficient evidence and otherwise not against the manifest weight of the evidence where appellant was homeless and admitted to taking drugs during the pregnancy of her most recent child, had unresolved issues regarding her mental health, housing, and employment, and exhibited limited cognitive ability, whereas the children had since bonded with their respective foster parents and referred to their foster parents as their mothers and fathers.