Cuyahoga County Department of Children & Family Services v. Evans

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

{¶ 1} On April 10, 2000, the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services (“CCDCFS”), appellant, filed a complaint against Anita Evans, appellee, charging her with abuse and neglect of her five children. On June 20, 2000, all five children were found to be neglected, and one child was found to be abused. As a result, the children were placed in the temporary custody of CCDCFS.

{¶ 2} On January 19, 2001, CCDCFS filed a motion to modify temporary custody to permanent custody. A hearing was held in the juvenile court on May 29, 2002, at which testimony was…