In re J.P.

Summary

The Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed an order granting Tuscarawas County Job and Family Services permanent custody of J.P. The court held that clear and convincing evidence supported findings that the child could not be placed with either parent within a reasonable time and that permanent custody was in the child's best interest.

Holdings

1. The juvenile court's permanent-custody judgment was supported by relevant, competent, and credible evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.
2. The statutory requirements for permanent custody were satisfied because clear and convincing evidence showed that J.P. could not be placed with either parent within a reasonable time and that permanent custody with the Agency was in J.P.'s best interest.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the juvenile court abused its discretion or otherwise erred by finding that J.P. could not be placed with Y.P. within a reasonable time.
2. Whether clear and convincing evidence supported the determination that granting permanent custody to Tuscarawas County Job & Family Services was in J.P.'s best interest.

Disposition

affirmed