In re Juvenile 2004-637

The mother appeals the Superior Court’s (Burling, J.) refusal to hold a de novo hearing on an appeal of an adjudicatory order issued by the Plymouth Family Division dismissing abuse and neglect petitions against the father. We reverse and remand.

The family division found the following facts. The mother and father were married on June 17, 1994, in Austin, Texas. The parties have three *806children. In June 2001, the mother moved with the children to Plymouth. On September 10, 2001, the mother contacted the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to allege that the father had…