In Re Walker

William M. O’Neill, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellants, Tanna Howser and Gaylene Howser, appeal the judgment entered by the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas granting a motion for permanent custody of Hope Walker filed by appellee, Ashtabula County Children Services Board.

{¶ 2} Hope Walker was born in November 1999. Hope’s mother, Tanna Howser, was 15 years old at that time. Johnny Walker is the alleged father of Hope. He was 27 years old at the time of her birth. He did not attend the hearings at the lower court level and is not involved in this appeal. Gaylene Howser is Hope Walker’s maternal…