J.A. v. C.M.

BRYAN, Judge.

J.A. (“the father”) and D.A. (“the mother”) appeal from a judgment of the Cherokee Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) that concluded that their three children were not dependent and that ordered the custody of the children to be returned to the mother and the father. The mother and the father appealed from that judgment because the juvenile court awarded C.M. (“the maternal aunt”) visitation with the children, despite its conclusion that the children were not dependent.

The record on appeal reveals the following pertinent procedural history. On July 8, 2011, the maternal aunt…