T.H. v. Jefferson County Department of Human Resources

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

On February 25, 2009, the Jefferson County Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) filed in the Jefferson Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) four petitions seeking to have T.A.S., O.D.P., Z.J.P., and Q.D.J. (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the children”) declared dependent and seeking an award of custody of the children to DHR. The actions initiated by those petitions were designated as case numbers JU-09-50515, JU-09-50516, JU-09-50517, and JU-09-50518 and are hereinafter referred to collectively as “the dependency actions.” In its dependency petitions,…