Williams v. Department of Human Resources

Birdsong, Judge.

This is an appeal from the order of the Juvenile Court of Montgomery County terminating the parental rights of the appellant father to his three children. Held:

1. The juvenile court in its order made findings of fact and concluded as a matter of law that the children were deprived. This order however contains no factual findings concerning venue and jurisdiction over the person of the appellant. A juvenile court is a court of special and limited jurisdiction, and its judgments must show on their face such facts as are necessary to give it jurisdiction of the person and subject…