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In re D.C.H.

3-26-08

Adoption; Best Interest; Manifest Weight. If a trial court has determined that the consent of the natural parents is not required for the adoption to move forward, the trial court must then proceed to evaluating whether the adoption is in the best interests of the child. R.C. 3107.161(B) provides a list of eleven factors that a trial court is to consider in the process of determining whether the adoption is in the child's best interests. The trial court need not list every factor from this statutory provision in its judgment entry. However, the record must reflect that these factors were considered.

Willamowski

Crawford

8/24/2026

2026-Ohio-3292

In re C.M.

5-25-34

Hearsay Evidence; Manifest Weight of the Evidence; Best Interest Determination. Trial court did not err by considering the GAL report when the GAL was available for questioning and the parties chose not to do so. Trial court did not err in finding that the child could not be returned to the parents due to the fact that he had already been in the temporary custody of the Agency for more than 12 out of a 22 consecutive month period. Trial court considered all of the best interest factors and its decision was supported by the record.

Willamowski

Hancock

8/24/2026

2026-Ohio-3283

State v. Weaver

6-26-10

Community Control; Revocation Hearing; Consecutive Sentences; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) Findings. Appellate courts review a trial court's decision to revoke a community control sanction under an abuse-of-discretion standard. To impose prison sentences consecutively after a community control violation, the trial court must make the findings required by R.C. 2929.14(C)(4). If the trial court fails to make the findings required by R.C. 2929.14(C)(4), the imposition of consecutive sentences is contrary to law.

Willamowski

Hardin

8/24/2026

2026-Ohio-3284

State v. Cooper

9-25-26

Manifest Weight of the Evidence. The defendant-appellant’s murder and tampering-with-evidence convictions are not against the manifest weight of the evidence.

Zimmerman

Marion

8/24/2026

2026-Ohio-3285

State v. Keith

9-25-27

Petition for Postconviction Relief; R.C. 2953.21. The trial court did not err by denying the defendant-appellant's petition for postconviction relief without a hearing.

Miller

Marion

8/24/2026

2026-Ohio-3286

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