State ex rel. A.F.

Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano

| Appellant Daphne Cross (“Mother”) appeals the juvenile court’s adjudication of her child A.F. as a child in need of care. Finding that this Court lacks jurisdiction to review the adjudication, we dismiss the appeal.

Factual and Procedural History

In early 2016, A.F. was taken into the custody of the Orleans Parish Youth Study Center (“YSC”), pursuant to outstanding runaway warrants. On April 19, 2016, the juvenile court ordered A.F. released from the YSC without any restrictions. As a result, YSC staff attempted to contact Mother (A.F.’s custodial parent) to inform…