C.J. v. T.J.

MOORE, Judge.

On June 10, 2016, C.J., also known as C.M. (“the mother”), filed a notice of appeal from a judgment entered by the El-more Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) that terminated her parental rights to T.N.J. (“the child”). On October 3, 2016, appellate counsel for the mother filed in this court a suggestion of death and a motion to dismiss the appeal. The mother’s attorney stated that, subsequent to the filing-of the, notice of appeal, the mother had died and, thus, that the issues on appeal were moot.

This court entered an order directing T.J., the petitioner in the…