M.A.J. v. S.B.

MOORE, Judge.

M.A.J. (“the father”) appeals from a judgment of the Bessemer Division of the Jefferson Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) denying his petition to modify custody of his child, J.P. (“the child”). We reverse.

Procedural History

The child was previously the subject of a 2006 dependency action in the juvenile court that was brought by S.B., the child’s maternal grandmother (“the maternal grandmother”). That action ultimately resulted in a November 28, 2007, judgment finding the child dependent and ordering that custody of the child would be “shared” by the father and the maternal…