State ex rel. Department of Human Services v. C. B.

This is a dependency case in which mother is attempting to challenge the validity of an administrative rule of the Department of Human Services (DHS) that defines a “relative” for purposes of placing a child in foster care to include adoptive parents of a child’s biological siblings. According to mother, a “relative” should be construed to be limited to those who are biologically related to the child. The juvenile court rejected mother’s contention, but then entered a judgment that did not change the child’s placement with a biological relative. Mother nevertheless appeals, challenging the…