In re S.S.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 842

Syllabus

Parental rights, permanent custody, legal custody, R.C. 2151.353(A)(3), R.C. 2151.011(B)(21), best interest, abuse of discretion, manifest weight, R.C. 2151.414(D), R.C. 3109.04(F), R.C. 2151.414(B)(1), R.C. 2151.414(D)(2), clear and convincing evidence, R.C. 2151.414(E). Judgments affirmed. The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it awarded Father legal custody of the youngest child, because it was in the best interest of the child to be in a stable and loving environment. Further, granting permanent custody of the oldest child to the Agency was not against the manifest weight of the evidence, when Mother did not sufficiently remedy her mental-health issues, which caused the removal of her children, and it was in the child's best interest to live in a safe and stable environment.