In re L.W., et al.

Summary

The Eighth District Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed a juvenile court judgment granting CCDCFS permanent custody of one child and awarding legal custody of three older children to their paternal grandmother. The court held that the evidence supported findings that the youngest child could not or should not be placed with Mother within a reasonable time and that permanent custody was in the child’s best interest. The court also concluded that placement of the older children with their paternal grandmother, rather than their maternal grandmother, was supported by the children’s best interests and the evidence.

Holdings

1. The juvenile court's grant of permanent custody of D.C. to CCDCFS was supported by clear and convincing evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.
2. The juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in awarding legal custody of the older children to their paternal grandmother.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the juvenile court's award of permanent custody of D.C. to CCDCFS was against the manifest weight of the evidence.
2. Whether the juvenile court erred or abused its discretion by awarding legal custody of the older children to their paternal grandmother rather than their maternal grandmother.

Disposition

affirmed