IN RE Z.C.

No. 2022-1251.

230 N.E.3d 1123 (2023)

173 Ohio St.3d 359

2023-Ohio-4703

IN RE Z.C.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 27, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colleen Mary O'Toole , Ashtabula County Prosecuting Attorney, and Christopher R. Fortunato , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Judith M. Kowalski , for appellant.

Joseph Palazzo , guardian ad litem for Z.C.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Andrew S. Pollis; and Cullen Sweeney, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Britta Barthol, Assistant Public Defender, urging reversal for amici curiae Case Western Law Professors and Cuyahoga County Public Defender.

Gessner & Platt Co., L.P.A., and Michael P. Walton, urging reversal for amicus curiae N.H.

Michael C. O'Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Joseph C. Young, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, in support of neither party, for amicus curiae Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services.


{¶ 1} In this appeal, we resolve a conflict between the Eleventh District Court of Appeals and other Ohio appellate districts over the proper appellate standards of review to apply in cases involving a juvenile court's decision under R.C. 2151.414 to award permanent custody of a child and to terminate parental rights...

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