M.M.S. v. D.W.

CRAWLEY, Judge.

M.M.S. (the mother) appeals the juvenile court’s judgment adjudicating her 16-year-old son, D.M. (the child), dependent and placing him with her sister and brother-in-law, D.W. (the aunt) and R.W. (the uncle). The mother argues that this case is more in the nature of a custody case than a dependency case and that the Ex *1231parte Terry1 standard applies. We disagree. We have determined that this case is indeed a dependency case. Therefore, the juvenile court applied the correct standard and we affirm its judgment.

These family members have had a long history of close involvement…