S.T.W. v. T.N.

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

In April 2011, the Madison County Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) filed a petition seeking to have S.W. (“the child”), who was then six years old, declared dependent. DHR alleged that the child’s stepfather had abused the child and that the stepfather had stated that the child’s mother, T.N. (“the mother”), was aware of the abuse. On April 18, 2011, the juvenile court entered an order finding the child to be dependent and awarding custody of the child to DHR. On August 5, 2011, the juvenile court entered an order adjudicating S.T.W.’s paternity of the child and…