Department of Human Services v. B. L. J.

Mother appeals the juvenile court’s judgments taking jurisdiction over her children, N and A, asserting that the judgments are not supported by sufficient evidence. Mother acknowledges that she has cognitive deficits that prevent her from parenting independently but contends that, because the undisputed evidence at the jurisdictional hearing was that she was living with another adult who was willing to supervise and support her in her parenting, the children’s circumstances did not justify juvenile court jurisdiction. We agree and reverse.

We have the discretion to review this case de novo,…