T.M. v. Limestone County Department of Human Resources

T.M. (“the mother”) petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing the Limestone Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) to vacate its orders awarding custody of G.T., R.T., A.T., and J.T. (“the children”) to J.L. (“the father”). We deny the petition.

Procedural History

The mother and the father are married, but they are living apart. The father has filed an action for a divorce (“the divorce action”) against the mother that is pending in the Limestone Circuit Court. An affidavit executed by a representative of the Limestone County Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) indicates that, on…