Roberson v. McAliley

The Juvenile Court of Coffee County (District Court) on petition of the Department of Pensions and Security and after an ore tenus hearing awarded custody of a minor child to the Department of Pensions and Security. The minor child's grandmother, by writ of prohibition or mandamus, sought relief in the circuit court. The circuit court denied the relief sought and the grandmother appeals.

The dispositive issue is whether the district court had jurisdiction to take the action as indicated above. We find no lack of jurisdiction and affirm.

The record reveals the following facts: The Circuit Court…