P.H. v. Butler Cnty. Dep't of Human Res.

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

On March 7, 2017, the Butler County Department of Human Resources ("DHR") filed in the Butler Juvenile Court ("the juvenile court") three petitions, each seeking to terminate the parental rights of P.H. ("the mother") and F.M., Jr. ("the father"), to one of their three minor children. The mother filed answers opposing DHR's petitions and asserted counterclaims in which she sought the return of custody of each of the three children. DHR moved for the entry of a default judgment against the father in each of the termination actions.

*884The juvenile court scheduled a…