D.B. v. State

DECISION

11 Appellant D.B. (Stepmother) appeals an adjudication and dispositional order, claiming that the juvenile court denied her due process because she was not provided with adequate notice that she would be a subject of the child welfare proceeding. The Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) argues that the juvenile court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to determine issues pertaining to Stepmother.

*427I 2 When the State filed the Verified Petition, Father was C.B.'s custodial parent and C.B. lived with Father and Stepmother. The petition contained factual allegations regarding domestic violence between…