L. D. v. T. J. T.

In this juvenile dependency case, ward appeals the juvenile court’s order denying ward’s motion to dismiss jurisdiction, terminate wardship, and vacate the guardianship. He assigns error to all three of the court’s rulings. In 2001, the juvenile court took jurisdiction over ward and his younger sister and half-brother when ward was six years old. Two years later, the court appointed ward’s aunt and uncle (guardians) as his legal custodians and guardians. In 2015, at the time of the combined guardianship review and jurisdictional hearing leading to this appeal, ward was 19 years old.

In his…