[Cite as In re A.W., 2024-Ohio-5791.]
COURT OF APPEALS RICHLAND COUNTY, OHIO FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
IN RE: A.W. : JUDGES: : Hon. W. Scott Gwin, P.J. : Hon. John W. Wise, J. : Hon. Craig R. Baldwin, J. : : Case No. 2024 CA 0057 : : OPINION
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDING: Appeal from the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, Case No. 2021 DEP 00200
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
DATE OF JUDGMENT: December 10, 2024
APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff-Appellee For Defendant-Appellant Father
SARAH E. EXTEN BYRON CORLEY Richland County Children's Services 3 North Main Street, Suite 602 731 Scholl Road Mansfield, Ohio 44902 Mansfield, Ohio 44907 Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 2
Baldwin, J.
{¶1} Appellant T.W., biological father of minor child A.W., appeals the decision
of the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division awarding permanent
custody of A.W. to appellee Richland County Children Services Board.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND THE CASE
{¶2} A.W. was born on May 12, 2020, to mother, S.W., and father, appellant
T.W.1 A.W. was placed in emergency shelter care on November 4, 2021. A proceeding
was held the following day resulting in continuation of the order, and a complaint was filed
alleging that A.W. was a dependent child. On December 16, 2021, T.W. admitted to the
status of A.W. as “dependent.” A dispositional hearing was held on February 16, 2022,
during which the appellant, who had been conveyed to said hearing from the Richland
County Jail in order to attend the hearing with his counsel, agreed to the placement of
A.W. into the temporary custody of the appellee.
{¶3} The appellant’s problems underlying the finding of dependency included
mental health problems; exposing A.W. to criminal activity; substance abuse and other
harmful behaviors; A.W.’s need for healthcare; and, a need for parenting skills. The
appellee filed a case plan in response to these presenting issues, which was approved
and adopted by the trial court in a February 25, 2022, Judgment Entry.
{¶4} While the appellant did attempt to engage in some of the objectives of the
case plan some of the time, and did briefly after much delay show some progress, overall
he demonstrated an inability to sustain any such progress, resorting to the use of illegal
1 The minor child’s mother, S.W., had appealed the trial court’s decision granting permanent custody of A.W. to the Richland County Children Services Board in a separate appellate proceeding. Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 3
substances including cocaine and marijuana, and otherwise failing to successfully
complete the objectives of the case plan. The appellant underwent drug testing; some
tests were negative, but others were positive for marijuana and/or cocaine. The appellant
also abused alcohol, and while he had some intervals of sobriety, he vacillated between
sobriety and relapse. The appellant had numerous positive drug screenings during the
course of the case plan.
{¶5} On November 1, 2023, the appellee filed a dispositional request that all
residual parental rights of the appellant be terminated, and that permanent custody be
granted to the appellee. Even after this filing, the appellant continued to test positive for
cocaine and marijuana, testing positive for said substances in a sample collected on
November 6, 2023.
{¶6} A dispositional hearing took place on February 12, 2024, during which the
trial court heard testimony from the appellant; A.W.’s biological mother S.W.; Dr. Aimee
Thomas, licensed psychologist and licensed professional clinical counselor with
Lighthouse Family Center; Matthew Levitas, forensic toxicologist and certified scientist
with Forensic Fluid Laboratories; Kristi Spangler, caseworker with the appellee; A.F.,
A.W.’s foster mother; and, Michelle Vitello, CASA/GAL.
{¶7} Dr. Thomas testified that the appellant underwent an evaluation with her in
order to assess his ability to safely and competently parent A.W. The appellant was
diagnosed with, inter alia, paranoid personality disorder, other specific depressive
disorder, and cannabis use disorder. He demonstrated a pattern of denying responsibility
and minimization of concerns with regard to A.W.’s dependency status during his
interview with Dr. Thomas. She observed that many of the appellant’s behaviors were
consistent with those seen in abusive relationships meant to isolate an intimate partner. Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 4
He demonstrated a “strident unwillingness” to accept responsibility for his violent actions
towards his wife, A.W.’s mother; he denied that his violent actions contributed to the
appellee’s involvement and eventual removal of his child; and, he denied the use of
cocaine and other illicit drugs. Dr. Thomas recommended that he engage in
comprehensive mental health services specifically addressing his particular mental health
issues. However, he failed do so. Dr. Thomas noted that the appellant’s prognosis was
poor given his unwillingness to accept personal responsibility, his placement of blame
onto other people, and his lack of motivation to engage in any services and/or address
the issues identified by Dr. Thomas. He simply refused to acknowledge any personal
responsibility for his actions or demonstrate a desire or willingness to remedy the issues
which lead to the removal of A.W. from the home.
{¶8} Case worker Spangler also testified. While the appellant eventually began
to engage in some services during the course of the case, he never accessed those
services which would have provided the intensity of intervention necessary as
recommended in Lighthouse Family Center’s evaluation and report. The appellant
continually asserted that counseling was a waste of his time, and persisted in engaging
in bizarre behaviors. For example, he wore contact lenses which made his eyes appear
a satanic red, on one occasion appearing at A.W.’s daycare wearing the red contact
lenses and a mask, alarming daycare personnel and scaring the children.
{¶9} A.W.’s foster mother Alyssa Fredericks testified that when A.W. was placed
in her home at approximately eighteen months of age, she appeared to be
developmentally delayed, and was non-verbal and mostly devoid of emotion. She was
non-responsive to her name, showed no interest in age-appropriate toys, did not interact
with the other children in the home, and had the appearance of “a blank little girl.” She Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 5
was demonstrably fearful of men, and reacted very fearfully to raised voices. She was
unfamiliar with table food and would only consume a bottle containing PediaSure mixed
with baby food. She was unfamiliar with a spoon and would suck on rather than chew
food. She was in the foster home for eight months before she would consume foods with
a spoon. She was referred to and received occupational, physical and speech therapy,
including food/eating therapy.
{¶10} Efforts at reunification were undertaken, and A.W. was reunified with her
parents for two consecutive thirty-day trial home visits. However, both parents tested
positive for cocaine and marijuana, and A.W. was again removed and placed in foster
care. A specimen was taken from A.W. upon her October, 2023 removal from her parent’s
home, the results of which were positive for marijuana.
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COURT OF APPEALS RICHLAND COUNTY, OHIO FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
IN RE: A.W. : JUDGES: : Hon. W. Scott Gwin, P.J. : Hon. John W. Wise, J. : Hon. Craig R. Baldwin, J. : : Case No. 2024 CA 0057 : : OPINION
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDING: Appeal from the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, Case No. 2021 DEP 00200
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
DATE OF JUDGMENT: December 10, 2024
APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff-Appellee For Defendant-Appellant Father
SARAH E. EXTEN BYRON CORLEY Richland County Children's Services 3 North Main Street, Suite 602 731 Scholl Road Mansfield, Ohio 44902 Mansfield, Ohio 44907 Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 2
Baldwin, J.
{¶1} Appellant T.W., biological father of minor child A.W., appeals the decision
of the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division awarding permanent
custody of A.W. to appellee Richland County Children Services Board.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND THE CASE
{¶2} A.W. was born on May 12, 2020, to mother, S.W., and father, appellant
T.W.1 A.W. was placed in emergency shelter care on November 4, 2021. A proceeding
was held the following day resulting in continuation of the order, and a complaint was filed
alleging that A.W. was a dependent child. On December 16, 2021, T.W. admitted to the
status of A.W. as “dependent.” A dispositional hearing was held on February 16, 2022,
during which the appellant, who had been conveyed to said hearing from the Richland
County Jail in order to attend the hearing with his counsel, agreed to the placement of
A.W. into the temporary custody of the appellee.
{¶3} The appellant’s problems underlying the finding of dependency included
mental health problems; exposing A.W. to criminal activity; substance abuse and other
harmful behaviors; A.W.’s need for healthcare; and, a need for parenting skills. The
appellee filed a case plan in response to these presenting issues, which was approved
and adopted by the trial court in a February 25, 2022, Judgment Entry.
{¶4} While the appellant did attempt to engage in some of the objectives of the
case plan some of the time, and did briefly after much delay show some progress, overall
he demonstrated an inability to sustain any such progress, resorting to the use of illegal
1 The minor child’s mother, S.W., had appealed the trial court’s decision granting permanent custody of A.W. to the Richland County Children Services Board in a separate appellate proceeding. Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 3
substances including cocaine and marijuana, and otherwise failing to successfully
complete the objectives of the case plan. The appellant underwent drug testing; some
tests were negative, but others were positive for marijuana and/or cocaine. The appellant
also abused alcohol, and while he had some intervals of sobriety, he vacillated between
sobriety and relapse. The appellant had numerous positive drug screenings during the
course of the case plan.
{¶5} On November 1, 2023, the appellee filed a dispositional request that all
residual parental rights of the appellant be terminated, and that permanent custody be
granted to the appellee. Even after this filing, the appellant continued to test positive for
cocaine and marijuana, testing positive for said substances in a sample collected on
November 6, 2023.
{¶6} A dispositional hearing took place on February 12, 2024, during which the
trial court heard testimony from the appellant; A.W.’s biological mother S.W.; Dr. Aimee
Thomas, licensed psychologist and licensed professional clinical counselor with
Lighthouse Family Center; Matthew Levitas, forensic toxicologist and certified scientist
with Forensic Fluid Laboratories; Kristi Spangler, caseworker with the appellee; A.F.,
A.W.’s foster mother; and, Michelle Vitello, CASA/GAL.
{¶7} Dr. Thomas testified that the appellant underwent an evaluation with her in
order to assess his ability to safely and competently parent A.W. The appellant was
diagnosed with, inter alia, paranoid personality disorder, other specific depressive
disorder, and cannabis use disorder. He demonstrated a pattern of denying responsibility
and minimization of concerns with regard to A.W.’s dependency status during his
interview with Dr. Thomas. She observed that many of the appellant’s behaviors were
consistent with those seen in abusive relationships meant to isolate an intimate partner. Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 4
He demonstrated a “strident unwillingness” to accept responsibility for his violent actions
towards his wife, A.W.’s mother; he denied that his violent actions contributed to the
appellee’s involvement and eventual removal of his child; and, he denied the use of
cocaine and other illicit drugs. Dr. Thomas recommended that he engage in
comprehensive mental health services specifically addressing his particular mental health
issues. However, he failed do so. Dr. Thomas noted that the appellant’s prognosis was
poor given his unwillingness to accept personal responsibility, his placement of blame
onto other people, and his lack of motivation to engage in any services and/or address
the issues identified by Dr. Thomas. He simply refused to acknowledge any personal
responsibility for his actions or demonstrate a desire or willingness to remedy the issues
which lead to the removal of A.W. from the home.
{¶8} Case worker Spangler also testified. While the appellant eventually began
to engage in some services during the course of the case, he never accessed those
services which would have provided the intensity of intervention necessary as
recommended in Lighthouse Family Center’s evaluation and report. The appellant
continually asserted that counseling was a waste of his time, and persisted in engaging
in bizarre behaviors. For example, he wore contact lenses which made his eyes appear
a satanic red, on one occasion appearing at A.W.’s daycare wearing the red contact
lenses and a mask, alarming daycare personnel and scaring the children.
{¶9} A.W.’s foster mother Alyssa Fredericks testified that when A.W. was placed
in her home at approximately eighteen months of age, she appeared to be
developmentally delayed, and was non-verbal and mostly devoid of emotion. She was
non-responsive to her name, showed no interest in age-appropriate toys, did not interact
with the other children in the home, and had the appearance of “a blank little girl.” She Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 5
was demonstrably fearful of men, and reacted very fearfully to raised voices. She was
unfamiliar with table food and would only consume a bottle containing PediaSure mixed
with baby food. She was unfamiliar with a spoon and would suck on rather than chew
food. She was in the foster home for eight months before she would consume foods with
a spoon. She was referred to and received occupational, physical and speech therapy,
including food/eating therapy.
{¶10} Efforts at reunification were undertaken, and A.W. was reunified with her
parents for two consecutive thirty-day trial home visits. However, both parents tested
positive for cocaine and marijuana, and A.W. was again removed and placed in foster
care. A specimen was taken from A.W. upon her October, 2023 removal from her parent’s
home, the results of which were positive for marijuana.
{¶11} On March 26, 2024, the magistrate granted the appellee’s dispositional
request, noting that, inter alia, A.W. was thriving in her foster placement, and that no
suitable relatives or next of kin who might be appropriate and available to care for A.W.
could be identified. The appellant filed a timely objection to the Magistrate’s Decision. The
trial court overruled the appellant’s objection and approved the Magistrate’s Decision in
a Judgment Entry dated July 31, 2024.
{¶12} The appellant filed a timely appeal in which he sets forth the following sole
assignment of error:
{¶13} “I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN GRANTING PERMANENT CUSTODY
OF A.W. TO THE RICHLAND COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES BOARD RCCSB
PREMISED UPON RCCSB FAILURE TO SHOW BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING
EVIDENCE THAT IT IS IN A.W.’S BEST INTEREST TO GRANT PERMANENT Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 6
CUSTODY AND SUCH DECISION WAS AGAINST THE MANIFEST WEIGHT OF THE
EVIDENCE.”
{¶14} The appellant submits that the trial court erred when it found by clear and
convincing evidence that grounds existed for an award of permanent custody of A.W. to
the appellee and that it was in A.W.’s best interest to award permanent custody to the
appellee. We disagree.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
{¶15} The Ohio Supreme Court recently addressed the standard of review in
permanent custody cases in In re Z.C., 2023-Ohio-4703:
Under R.C. 2151.414(B)(1), a juvenile court may grant permanent
custody of a child to the agency that moved for permanent custody if the
court determines, “by clear and convincing evidence, that it is in the best
interest of the child” to do so and that any of five factors enumerated in R.C.
2151.414(B)(1)(a) through (e) applies. “Clear and convincing evidence is
that measure or degree of proof which is more than a mere ‘preponderance
of the evidence,’ but not to the extent of such certainty as is required
‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ in criminal cases, and which will produce in the
mind of the trier of facts a firm belief or conviction as to the facts sought to
be established.” Cross v. Ledford, 161 Ohio St. 469, 120 N.E.2d 118 (1954),
paragraph three of the syllabus.
We have described an appellate court's task when reviewing a trial
court's application of the clear-and-convincing-evidence burden of proof as
follows: “Where the proof required must be clear and convincing, a
reviewing court will examine the record to determine whether the trier of Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 7
facts had sufficient evidence before it to satisfy the requisite degree of
proof.” State v. Schiebel, 55 Ohio St.3d 71, 74, 564 N.E.2d 54 (1990), citing
Ford v. Osborne, 45 Ohio St. 1, 12 N.E. 526 (1887), paragraph two of the
syllabus; accord Cross at 477, 120 N.E.2d 118.
* * *
. . . sufficiency-of-the-evidence and/or manifest-weight-of-the-evidence
standards of review are the proper appellate standards of review of a
juvenile court's permanent-custody determination, as appropriate
depending on the nature of the arguments that are presented by the parties.
Id. at ¶7-8, 11.
{¶16} The Court went on to define sufficiency of the evidence and manifest weight
as follows:
Sufficiency of the evidence and manifest weight of the evidence are
distinct concepts and are “ ‘both quantitatively and qualitatively different.’ ”
Eastley v. Volkman, 132 Ohio St.3d 328, 2012-Ohio-2179, 972 N.E.2d 517,
¶ 10, quoting State v. Thompkins, 78 Ohio St.3d 380, 678 N.E.2d 541
(1997), paragraph two of the syllabus. We have stated that “sufficiency is a
test of adequacy,” Thompkins at 386, 678 N.E.2d 541, while weight of the
evidence “ ‘is not a question of mathematics, but depends on its effect in
inducing belief’ ” (emphasis sic), id. at 387, 678 N.E.2d 541, quoting Black's
Law Dictionary 1594 (6th Ed.1990). “Whether the evidence is legally
sufficient to sustain a verdict is a question of law.” Id. at 386, 678 N.E.2d
541. “When applying a sufficiency-of-the-evidence standard, a court of
appeals should affirm a trial court when “ ‘the evidence is legally sufficient Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 8
to support the jury verdict as a matter of law.” ’ ” Bryan-Wollman v.
Domonko, 115 Ohio St.3d 291, 2007-Ohio-4918, 874 N.E.2d 1198, ¶ 3,
quoting Thompkins at 386, 678 N.E.2d 541, quoting Black's at 1433.
But “even if a trial court judgment is sustained by sufficient evidence,
an appellate court may nevertheless conclude that the judgment is against
the manifest weight of the evidence.” Eastley at ¶ 12. When reviewing for
manifest weight, the appellate court must weigh the evidence and all
reasonable inferences, consider the credibility of the witnesses, and
determine whether, in resolving conflicts in the evidence, the finder of fact
clearly lost its way and created such a manifest miscarriage of justice that
the judgment must be reversed and a new trial ordered. Id. at ¶ 20. “In
weighing the evidence, the court of appeals must always be mindful of the
presumption in favor of the finder of fact.” Id. at ¶ 21. “The underlying
rationale of giving deference to the findings of the trial court rests with the
knowledge that the trial judge is best able to view the witnesses and observe
their demeanor, gestures and voice inflections, and use these observations
in weighing the credibility of the proffered testimony.” Seasons Coal Co.,
Inc. v. Cleveland, 10 Ohio St.3d 77, 80, 461 N.E.2d 1273 (1984). “ ‘If the
evidence is susceptible of more than one construction, the reviewing court
is bound to give it that interpretation which is consistent with the verdict and
judgment, most favorable to sustaining the verdict and judgment.’ ” Id. at fn.
3, quoting 5 Ohio Jurisprudence 3d, Appellate Review, Section 603, at 191-
192 (1978).
Id. at ¶ 13-14. Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 9
ANALYSIS
{¶17} R.C. 2151.414 sets forth the guidelines a trial court must follow when
deciding a motion for permanent custody. R.C. 2151.414(A)(1) mandates that the trial
court schedule a hearing and provide notice upon the filing of a motion for permanent
custody of a child by a public children services agency or private child placing agency
that has temporary custody of the child or has placed the child in long-term foster care.
{¶18} R.C. 2151.414(B)(1) authorizes the juvenile court to grant permanent
custody of the child to the public or private agency if the court determines, by clear and
convincing evidence, that 1) it is in the best interest of the child to grant permanent
custody to the agency; and, 2) that any of the following apply:
(a) The child is not abandoned or orphaned, has not been in the
temporary custody of one or more public children services agencies or
private child placing agencies for twelve or more months of a consecutive
twenty-two-month period, or has not been in the temporary custody of one
or more public children services agencies or private child placing agencies
for twelve or more months of a consecutive twenty-two-month period if, as
described in division (D)(1) of section 2151.413 of the Revised Code, the
child was previously in the temporary custody of an equivalent agency in
another state, and the child cannot be placed with either of the child's
parents within a reasonable time or should not be placed with the child's
parents;
(b) the child is abandoned;
(c) the child is orphaned and there are no relatives of the child who are
able to take permanent custody; or Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 10
(d) the child has been in the temporary custody of one or more public
children services agencies or private child placing agencies for twelve or
more months of a consecutive twenty-two-month period, or the child has
been in the temporary custody of one or more public children services
agencies or private child placing agencies for twelve or more months of a
consecutive twenty-two-month period and, as described in division (D)(1) of
section 2151.413 of the Revised Code, the child was previously in the
temporary custody of an equivalent agency in another state.
R.C. 2151.414(B) thus establishes a two-pronged analysis the trial court must apply when
ruling on a motion for permanent custody. In practice, the trial court will usually determine
whether one of the four circumstances delineated in R.C. 2151.414(B)(1)(a) through (d)
is present before proceeding to a determination regarding the best interest of the child. In
this case, the trial court found that A.W. had been in the temporary custody of the appellee
for more than twelve months of a twenty-two month period.
{¶19} The court must also consider all relevant evidence before determining that
the children cannot be placed with either parent within a reasonable time or should not
be placed with the parents. R.C. 2151.414(E). The statute provides that if the court makes
a finding under R.C. 2151.414(E)(1)-(15), the court shall determine the children cannot or
should not be placed with the parent. A trial court may base its decision that a child cannot
be placed with a parent within a reasonable time or should not be placed with a parent
upon the existence of any one of the R.C. 2151.414(E) factors. The existence of one
factor alone will support a finding that the child cannot be placed with the parent within a
reasonable time. See In re William S., 1996-Ohio-182.
{¶20} R.C. 2151.414(E) provides in pertinent part: Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 11
In determining at a hearing held pursuant to division (A) of this
section or for the purposes of division (A)(4) of section 2151.353 of the
Revised Code whether a child cannot be placed with either parent within a
reasonable period of time or should not be placed with the parents, the court
shall consider all relevant evidence. If the court determines, by clear and
convincing evidence, at a hearing held pursuant to division (A) of this
section or for the purposes of division (A)(4) of section 2151.353 of the
Revised Code that one or more of the following exist as to each of the child's
parents, the court shall enter a finding that the child cannot be placed with
either parent within a reasonable time or should not be placed with either
parent:
(1) Following the placement of the child outside the child's home and
notwithstanding reasonable case planning and diligent efforts by the agency
to assist the parents to remedy the problems that initially caused the child
to be placed outside the home, the parent has failed continuously and
repeatedly to substantially remedy the conditions causing the child to be
placed outside the child's home. In determining whether the parents have
substantially remedied those conditions, the court shall consider parental
utilization of medical, psychiatric, psychological, and other social and
rehabilitative services and material resources that were made available to
the parents for the purpose of changing parental conduct to allow them to
resume and maintain parental duties.
(2) Chronic mental illness, chronic emotional illness, intellectual
disability, physical disability, or chemical dependency of the parent that is Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 12
so severe that it makes the parent unable to provide an adequate
permanent home for the child at the present time and, as anticipated, within
one year after the court holds the hearing pursuant to division (A) of this
section or for the purposes of division (A)(4) of section 2151.353 of the
Revised Code;
(9) The parent has placed the child at substantial risk of harm two or more
times due to alcohol or drug abuse and has rejected treatment two or more
times or refused to participate in further treatment two or more times after a
case plan issued pursuant to section 2151.412 of the Revised Code
requiring treatment of the parent was journalized as part of a dispositional
order issued with respect to the child or an order was issued by any other
court requiring treatment of the parent.
(16) Any other factor the court considers relevant.
{¶21} We find there is clear and convincing evidence that, while he made some
minimal efforts to engage in the case plan, the appellant failed continuously and
repeatedly to substantially remedy the conditions that caused A.W. to be removed from
the appellant’s home. Further, we find there is clear and convincing evidence that the
appellant’s mental health and chemical dependency was so severe that it rendered him
unable to provide an adequate permanent home for A.W. Finally, we find there is clear
and convincing evidence that the appellant placed A.W. at substantial risk of harm two or
more times due to alcohol or drug abuse, and had rejected treatment two or more times
or refused to participate in further treatment two or more times after the case plan was Richland County, Case No. 2024 CA 0057 13
journalized. In fact, not only did the appellant refuse to take responsibility for his actions
in this case and engage in necessary services, including substance abuse treatment, the
last time A.W. was removed from the appellant’s care she tested positive for marijuana.
We therefore find the appellant’s assignment of error to be without merit.
CONCLUSION
{¶22} Based upon the foregoing, we find that the trial court's decision to award
permanent custody of A.W. to appellee Richland County Children Services was
warranted, was in A.W.'s best interest, was based upon competent, credible evidence,
and was not against the manifest weight or sufficiency of the evidence. The evidence
contained in the record supports the trial court's judgment. We therefore overrule the
appellants’ assignment of error, and affirm the decision of the Richland County Court of
Common Pleas, Juvenile Division.
By: Baldwin, J.
Gwin, P.J. and
Wise, John, J. concur.