Madison Cnty. Dep't of Human Res. v. K.O.D. (Ex parte Madison Cnty. Dep't of Human Res.)

DONALDSON, Judge.

These mandamus proceedings involve the jurisdiction of the Madison Juvenile Court ("the juvenile court") to enter orders granting a new trial in actions after it had granted the petitions of the Madison County Department of Human Resources ("DHR") to terminate the parental rights of K.O.D., Sr. ("the father"). Because we determine that the juvenile court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the father's untimely *383filed postjudgment motions seeking a new trial, we direct the juvenile court to vacate the orders granting a new trial.

On June 20, 2017, the juvenile court entered…