In re C.K.

Summary

The Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals affirmed judgments awarding permanent custody of three minor children to the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services and terminating the parents’ parental rights. The court held that clear and convincing evidence supported the findings under R.C. 2151.414 and that the juvenile court’s decisions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence.

Holdings

1. The juvenile court's permanent-custody determinations were supported by sufficient clear-and-convincing evidence.
2. The juvenile court was not required to expressly discuss each best-interest factor in R.C. 2151.414(D)(1)(a) through (e); consideration of the factors is sufficient.
3. The juvenile court's judgments were not against the manifest weight of the evidence.
4. A parent's successful completion of case-plan services does not preclude an agency from obtaining permanent custody.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the juvenile court had sufficient clear-and-convincing evidence to grant CCDCFS permanent custody under R.C. 2151.414.
2. Whether the juvenile court's permanent-custody judgments were against the manifest weight of the evidence.
3. Whether the juvenile court properly considered the statutory best-interest factors and the factors under R.C. 2151.414(E).

Disposition

affirmed