IN RE SCHMIDT

Nos. 85-473, 85-489 and 85-496.

25 Ohio St. 3d 331 (1986)

IN RE SCHMIDT ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coltman, Ebert & Valore Co., L.P.A., and Andrew D. Bemer, Jr., for appellee Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services.

Spiegelberg & Baich, Wilhelm G. Spiegelberg II and Dale A. Baich, for appellant Donna J. Smith.

Robert C. Kreps, for appellant Robert D. Smith, Sr.

John H. Lawson and Bruce Tyler Wick, for appellants-intervenors William F. Smith and Goldie Smith.

Maria A. Smith, urging reversal on behalf of appellant Donna J. Smith, for amicus curiae Institute for Child Advocacy.

Harris & Papcke, and Mary E. Papcke, urging reversal on behalf of appellant Donna J. Smith, for amicus curiae Women Together, Inc.


Per Curiam.

Each of the appellants herein raises an issue or issues that will be addressed in this opinion. First, Robert D. Smith, Sr. contends that the juvenile court order that permanently terminated his parental rights with regard to his son, Robert Smith, Jr., was not supported by clear and convincing evidence. The juvenile court was required to determine (1) whether the welfare department had made a "good...

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