W.B.G.M. v. P.S.T.

The mother, W.B.G.M., appeals from a judgment transferring custody of her two children, B.T., a daughter, and P.T., a son, from the mother to the father, P.S.T. We dismiss the appeal because the trial court’s judgment is void for lack of jurisdiction.

Procedural History

The parties were never married, and, in 2001, the mother filed a child-support action in the Morgan Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”). On January 29, 2001, the juvenile court exercised its jurisdiction by adjudicating paternity of the two children, by issuing a child-support order, by deciding custody, and by establishing a…