In re M.S.

PARENTAL TERMINATION — PERMANENT CUSTODY — EVIDENCE — MANIFEST WEIGHT — BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD — LEGALLY SECURE PLACEMENT — ABANDONMENT: Where Mother failed to assert in her objection to the magistrate's decision that the magistrate's decision was not supported by sufficient evidence, and she did not advance a plain-error argument on appeal, she has failed to preserve this argument for appeal. The juvenile court's decision to commit the children to the permanent custody of the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services was not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence where the evidence demonstrated that permanent custody was in the children's best interest where the record and testimony showed that the children had been in the agency's care for approximately 16 consecutive months, and Mother (1) failed to visit the children for nearly three years, (2) refused to sign a release of information so that she could be referred for services, including making a referral so that Mother could continue supervised visits, (3) failed to remedy the concerns regarding her housing, including having working utilities, and (4) failed to verify her income. The juvenile court's finding that the children could not be placed with Mother within a reasonable time or should not be placed with Mother was not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence where the evidence demonstrated that she did not remedy the issues that initially caused the children to be removed from her care.

R.C. 2151.414 – PARENTAL TERMINATION – BEST INTEREST: The juvenile court's grant of permanent custody of Mother's children to the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services was supported by sufficient evidence and was not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence where the record showed Mother failed to manage her bipolar disorder and failed to remedy the cause that prompted the children's removal.

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

R.C. 2151.414/permanent custody best interest of the child manifest weight. The trial court's determination that CCDCFS made reasonable efforts to reunite Mother and children was proper. The trial court considered factors under R.C. 2151.414 for abandonment, lack of action, best interest of the children and custodial history. The trial court's judgment of permanent custody to CCDCFS was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Appellant's argument that the trial court committed reversible error fails where the record supports that the trial court's determination was in the best interest of the children.

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