In re Z.C.

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1484

Syllabus

Permanent custody R.C. 2151.353(A)(4) clear and convincing manifest weight R.C. 2151.414(E) findings R.C. 2151.414(D)(1) best interest consideration domestic violence drugs visitation veracity. Affirmed award of permanent custody to children-services agency pursuant to R.C. 2151.353(A)(4). Although the child, who tested positive for drugs at birth, was only approximately five months old, an award of permanent custody is expressly sanctioned when necessary for the welfare of the child. The juvenile court made the requisite determinations, set forth multiple findings under R.C. 2151.414(E), and considered the relevant best-interest factors under R.C. 2151.414(D)(1). The juvenile court's determinations were supported by clear and convincing evidence in the record, and its decision to grant permanent custody to the agency and terminate parental rights was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.