J.A.W. and T.L.W. v. G.H.

This matter came before this court by way of a petition for a writ of mandamus. The materials submitted to this court indicate that in April 2010, following the birth of E.R.H. ("the child"), the Etowah County Department of Human Resources ("DHR") filed a petition in the Etowah Juvenile Court ("the juvenile court") alleging that the child was dependent. In its dependency action, DHR alleged that the child's mother was facing criminal charges related to the death of one of the child's siblings and that G.H., the child's father, had tested positive for the use of illegal drugs and prescription…