J.P. v. State Department of Human Resources

CRAWLEY, Judge.

In May 2000, the Madison County Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of N.F. (the “mother”) and W.R.F. Ill (the “father”) as to their children W.R.F. IV and S.F. (the “children”). J.P., the maternal grandmother, filed a motion to intervene, alleging that placing the children in her custody is a viable alternative to termination of the mother’s parental rights. Following an ore tenus trial, the juvenile court ordered the termination of both parents’ parental rights and found that placing the children in the custody of the…