Aunt Remains Juvenile Guardian Although Required Review Hearing Not Held
The trial court did not abuse its discretion by appointing the paternal aunt as the juvenile guardian of the respondent-father’s children.
Grandma Named Children’s Legal Guardian: Father’s Visitation Request Must Be Considered
In In re Ballard, the trial court had placed the 3 children in the custody of their maternal grandmother, before doing so, the trial court did not terminate the biological father’s parental rights.
Appellate Judge Writes Dissent Based on Her Convictions
Usually when appellate judges write opinions, it is based on the facts or the law or sometimes even public policy. And appellate judges, like appellate lawyers, usually present their opinions in a very restrained fashion.
COA Denies Appeal Because Parent Raised Same Challenge in Prior Appeal From Different Order
What I found striking about the decision is that the COA held in this appeal by right that the issue was barred by the COA’s previous denial of a delayed application from a different order relating to the juvenile guardianship.