T.M. v. B.M. (In re J.M.)

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

On November 20, 2017, T.M. and E.M. ("the paternal grandparents") filed in the Geneva Juvenile Court ("the juvenile court") petitions seeking to have their minor grandchildren, J.W.M. and N.M., declared dependent, to be awarded custody of the children, and to terminate the parental rights of J.M. ("the mother") and B.M. ("the father") to the children. In their petitions, the paternal grandparents alleged that they have had physical custody of the children since October 4, 2014.

J.B. ("the maternal grandmother"), a Florida resident, filed a December 4, 2017, letter in…