P.D. v. State, Department of Children & Families

SALCINES, Judge.

P.D., the mother of M.D.C., appeals the order which denied her motion to reopen a dependency case concerning her son. We reverse the order and remand for further proceedings.

M.D.C. was born on June 18, 1992, and was left with P.D.’s maternal aunt on October 7, 1994. A petition to declare M.D.C. dependent1 was filed on December 30, 1994. Counsel was appointed for P.D. on January 27, 1995. A case plan with the goal of reunification was signed by P.D. on January 27, 1995. A plea of consent to the dependency petition was entered by P.D. in open court on that same date. Although…