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 17, 2025

CAPTION: IN RE: A.J.

APPEAL NO.: C-250544 

TRIAL NO.: F/11/1268 X

KEY WORDS: BEST INTEREST – MANIFEST WEIGHT – PARENTAL TERMINATION – R.C. 2151.414 

SUMMARY: The juvenile court’s judgment terminating Mother’s parental rights and granting permanent custody of her child to the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where Mother failed to obtain sobriety, tested positive for various substances on toxicology screens, appeared to be under the influence during visits with her child, and failed to provide evidence of meaningful substance abuse treatment.

JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED

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