J.C.D. v. Lauderdale County Department of Human Resources

I concur to reverse the Lauderdale Juvenile Court’s judgment and to remand the causes to the juvenile court; however, I would do so because the findings in the judgment- entered in the actions are contradictory: We have been asked to review a judgment entered in two separate' actions in which a nonparent sought to terminate the parental rights of J.C.D. (“the father”) to A.G.D. and A.J.D. (“the children”).

“The law governing the termination of parental rights is well settled. Where, as here, the petitioner is a nonparent, our courts use a two-pronged test to *903determine whether to terminate…