R.G. v. C.M.

R.G. ("the mother") appeals a judgment awarding custody of her child, S.G., to N.G. ("the maternal grandmother") and awarding custody of her children, Jal.M. and Jac.M., to CM., the father of Jal.M. and Jac.M. For the reason discussed below, we transfer the case to the Jefferson Circuit Court for a trial de novo.

On December 8, 2005, the Jefferson County Department of Human Resources ("DHR") petitioned the juvenile court to find S.G., Jal.M., and Jac.M. (collectively referred to hereinafter as "the children") dependent based on allegations that the mother's boyfriend, E.D., a convicted sex…