In Re Z.A.P.

Harsha, Judge.

{¶ 1} Jonna Gabbard appeals the juvenile court’s decision awarding custody of her biological son, Z.A.P., to his step-grandmother, Debora Wingrove, and contends that the court applied the wrong legal standard. Gabbard argues that in finding her “unsuitable,” the court simply rejected her lifestyle and parenting decisions based upon its own paternalistic view of “societal norms,” rather than determining the issue upon the proper basis of whether her behavior had an adverse effect on her son. She also argues that the evidence does not support the court’s finding that her retention…