In re C.R.

{¶ 1} The Eighth District Court of Appeals has certified the following question to us after determining that its decision conflicts with other appellate courts: “Whether, before awarding legal custody to a nonparent, a trial court must first find the noncustodial parent unsuitable when a child has been determined to be abused, neglected or dependent.” For the reasons that follow, we answer that question in the negative.

*370Factual and Procedural History of the Case-

{¶ 2} The history of this case reveals that Susan Reust has had a long-standing relationship with Jesse Crowder and has given birth…