J.C. v. State

PARKER, Chief Judge.

J.C. (the mother) appeals the final order of adjudication of dependency as to her minor children, J.J.K. and T.K., arguing that the trial court erred in denying her motion to withdraw her no contest plea to the dependency charges. We reverse.

In 1997, the Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a dependency petition alleging that the minor children were dependent. The petition was filed subsequent to the entry of a shelter order.

At the dependency arraignment, the mother entered a plea of no contest to the dependency charges, without the benefit of…