E.K. v. Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services

CHAMBERLIN, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. This appeal arises from the Marion County Youth Court's adjudication of E.K. 1 as a neglected child. A number of errors stem from this adjudication. First, E.K. was adjudicated neglected even though her mother was not properly before the youth court and her father received no notice of the adjudication hearing. Second, after review, we find that the neglect petition was legally insufficient to provide notice to E.K. or her parents of the neglect charges. Third, the evidence offered to support a finding of neglect at the adjudication hearing was legally…