STATE ex rel. the Adoption of J.N. v. State

OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

¶ 1 J.N. and R.N. (appellants) appeal the juvenile court’s denial of their motion for relief and intervention, seeking to set aside the adoption of their niece and nephew, J.N. and J.N. (the children) to nonrelatives. We remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In November 1996, the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) was awarded temporary custody of the children because the mother was unable to provide proper care. The juvenile court subsequently adjudicated the children as “neglected,” affirmed the previous award of temporary custody to…