FIRST DISTRICT

COURT OF APPEALS

        

THESE SUMMARIES ARE NEITHER APPROVED IN ADVANCE NOR ENDORSED BY THE COURT.  THEY ARE NOT HEADNOTES OR SYLLABI.  INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD OBTAIN COPIES OF THE ACTUAL DECISIONS FROM THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF APPEALS.

 

DATE: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

CAPTION: IN RE: E.J.

APPEAL NO.: C-250454

TRIAL NO.: F/20/455 Z

KEY WORDS: PARENTAL TERMINATION — EVIDENCE — SUFFICIENCY —MANIFEST WEIGHT — R.C. 2151.414 — BEST INTEREST

SUMMARY: The juvenile court’s judgment terminating Mother’s parental rights and granting permanent custody of her child to the child services agency was supported by sufficient evidence and not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the child had lived with the same foster-to-adopt family for five years, the child was bonded with the foster family, a psychological evaluation of the child revealed that the child suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by Mother’s past neglect, Mother’s inconsistent visitations caused the child anxiety, and Mother abandoned the child for a significant period of time.

JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED

JUDGES: OPINION by BOCK, J.; ZAYAS, P.J., and NESTOR, J., CONCUR.