A.C. v. Dept. of Children & Family Services
A.C. v. Dept. of Children & Family Services
Opinion of the Court
R.M.S., the maternal grandmother of A.C., a minor child, appeals from an order denying her petition to terminate the natural mother’s parental rights over A.C. Although the evidence was highly disputed,
However, we find error in that part of the order in which the court sua sponte mandated the return of AC.’s sister to the mother. The sister was the subject of a separate petition for visitation filed by R.M.S., filed under another case number. There is nothing in the record to inform us whether the trial court even had jurisdiction to entertain any issues pertinent to the second child. In any event, the court did not give R.M.S. prior notice that the second child’s disposition would be addressed at A.C.’s final hearing and, therefore, R.M.S. did not have a sufficient opportunity to be heard on this issue. Accordingly, we reverse this part of the order.
AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part.
Reference
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- A.C., a minor child v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES and M.K.O.
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