Zavala v. Milstead

Decision made on the briefs without oral argument.

SUMMARY

A temporary custody petition was filed in this matter by a maternal great-aunt2 of the minor child, M.M. on December 13, 2007. She alleged the minor child was being physically abused by the mother’s boyfriend, FJ. The Tribes’ Children’s Services got involved. On October 14, 2008, the child’s maternal grandmother, Geneva Joseph, filed a request for a restraining order against FJ on the minor’s behalf, alleging FJ was getting out of jail soon and would pose a threat to the child.

On May 26, 2009, the child’s father, Donald Milstead,…