N.T. v. Department of Children & Family Services

DAVIS, Judge.

N.T., the Mother, appeals the trial court’s order granting permanent placement of her daughter, K.H., to the maternal grandparents and terminating the supervision of the Department of Children and Family Services (the Department). Both the Department and the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) have conceded error. Accordingly, we reverse.

The child was originally sheltered in 2006. At that time, however, the Department’s petition for dependency was dismissed, the Mother retained custody, and the Department maintained supervision.1 After a failed home study, the trial court ordered the Mother…