G.H.M. v. State

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge.

11 G.H.M. (Grandmother) appeals, claiming the juvenile court erred in denying her petition for adoption. - Specifically, Grandmother argues the juvenile court erred in not granting her "preferential consideration" as a relative during the adoption proceedings.1

BACKGROUND

T2 In October 1999, D.N. was briefly removed from the custody of TN. (Mother) and placed with the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS). After a shelter hearing, custody was restored to Mother, but D.N. remained under the protective supervision of DCFS. In August 2000, D.N. and her sister D.C.…