Legal Opinion
Bryant v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided January 15, 2010No. S. Ct. Civ. No. 2008-061PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(January 15, 2010)
CABRET, J.
The appellant, Sheara Bryant, is the mother of three young children. After receiving several reports concerning the children’s welfare, the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (“DHS”) visited Bryant’s home to investigate the matter. The visit revealed conditions that the officials believed posed an imminent danger of serious injury to the children, and the following day DHS took the children into its emergency custody. The People of the Virgin Islands subsequently filed a petition for temporary emergency custody of the children, which, *398fo…
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