N.B. v. J.C.R.

DONALDSON, Judge.

We are presented with the issue whether a petition filed in a juvenile court, purportedly initiating a dependency action, may be transferred by the juvenile court to a circuit court if it can be determined, based on the petition and other pleadings, that, the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction because the proceedings would not result in an adjudication of dependency. In this case, N.B. (“the mother”), the mother of J.R. (“the child”), has petitioned this court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the Shelby’ Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) to set aside its…