C.W. v. Department of Children & Family Services

WALLACE, Judge.

In this dependency action, C.W., the Mother, appeals the trial court order that granted permanent custody of her two children to the Father and left her visitation with the children at the Father’s discretion. We affirm the custody determination without comment. However, because we find that the trial court erred in addressing the visitation issue, we reverse those portions of the order that concern visitation.

Background

The parties’ marriage was dissolved around early 2001. On June 5, 2003, the circuit court sheltered the children from the Mother’s home and placed them in…