In Re Hibbard, Unpublished Decision (12-15-2003)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellants, Jeffrey and Kim Hibbard, separately appeal a decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, granting permanent custody of their biological daughters, April and Summer, to Butler County Children Services Board ("BCCSB").

{¶ 2} In January 2000, April and Summer were removed from Kim's custody after both Kim and Jeffrey were arrested for domestic violence. At the time of their arrest, appellants were both drug addicts. The children were initially placed in the temporary custody of their paternal grandparents, Patricia and Jim Hibbard. However,…