D.L.T. v. D.L.

THOMPSON, Judge.

J.M., the father of D.J.T., seeks a writ of mandamus that would allow him to intervene in a petition for custody filed by the mother of D.J.T. The Juvenile Court of Madison County, without explanation, denied J.M.’s motion to intervene. It also denied a “motion to reconsider” filed by the maternal grandparents of D.J.T., without explanation. This court, on August 12, 1997, requested an answer to J.M.’s mandamus petition and on August 13, 1997, granted J.M.’s petition to stay the trial court proceedings.

The pertinent facts are as follows. J.M. was adjudged by the Walker County…