J.P. v. Department of Children & Family Services

WALLACE, Judge.

J.P. (the Father) is the father of the minor child, J.P. The Father petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to review the circuit court order that granted P.S.’s motion to intervene as a party. P.S. (the Maternal Grandmother) is the child’s maternal grandmother. Because a grandparent cannot intervene as a party in a dependency proceeding, we grant the petition and quash the circuit court’s order.

During the dependency proceeding, the circuit court granted the Maternal Grandmother’s motion to intervene as a party. In his petition for certiorari review, the Father argues…