In re T.W.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 124

Syllabus

Permanent custody; motion to continue; R.C. 2151.353(A)(3); Juv.Loc.R. 35(C); Juv.R. 23; manifest weight; sufficiency of the evidence; clear and convincing evidence; R.C. 2151.353(A)(4); R.C. 2151.414(D)(1); R.C. 2151.414(E). Judgment affirmed. Weighing the potential prejudice to appellant-mother against the juvenile court's right to control its docket, the public's interest in the prompt and efficient dispatch of justice, and the minor child's best interests and need for stability and permanency, we find that the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant-mother's motion for continuance. Moreover, clear and convincing evidence supports each of the juvenile court's R.C. 2151.414(E) and (D)(1) findings. Accordingly, the juvenile court's award of permanent custody to Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services (\CCDCFS\) is supported by sufficient evidence within the record and is not contrary to that evidence's manifest weight.