In re Z.L.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4851

Syllabus

Permanent custody; domestic violence; manifest weight of the evidence; clear and convincing; best interest; case plan; legal custody; R.C. 2151.414(B)(1); R.C. 2151.414(B)(1)(a)-(e); R.C. 2151.414(D); R.C. 2151.414(E); R.C. 2151.414(D)(2)(d); R.C. 2151.353(A)(3). Affirmed. Juvenile court did not err when it granted permanent custody of three children to the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services. The juvenile court's finding that although Father completed most of the objectives of his case plan, he failed to benefit from those services, which was supported by the record. Permanent custody; domestic violence; manifest weight of the evidence; clear and convincing; best interest; case plan; legal custody; R.C. 2151.414(B)(1); R.C. 2151.414(B)(1)(a)-(e); R.C. 2151.414(D); R.C. 2151.414(E); R.C. 2151.414(D)(2)(d); R.C. 2151.353(A)(3). Affirmed. Juvenile court did not err when it granted permanent custody of three children to the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services. The juvenile court's finding that although Father completed most of the objectives of his case plan, he failed to benefit from those services, which was supported by the record.