People in Interest of TH

This is a district attorney’s appeal from a dismissal by the trial court of a dependency and neglect petition. A Trinidad resident reported to the Las Animas County Department of Social Services that a certain child was not wearing underwear and therefore might be neglected.

The agency conducted an investigation which culminated in the filing by the district attorney of a petition of dependency and neglect concerning respondents Mr. and Mrs. L, the custodial grandparents of three children. The petition asserted that F.H., a 12-year old boy, T.H., an 11-year old girl, and D.H., a 9-year old…