P.S.R. v. C.L.P.

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REL: 01/28/2011 Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o formal r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , Alabama A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 4 - 3 7 4 1 ((334) 2 2 9 - 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may b e made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern R e p o r t e r . ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OCTOBER TERM, 2010-2011 2091118 and 2091119 P.S.R. v. C.L.P. Appeals from F r a n k l i n J u v e n i l e Court (JU-10-100.01 and JU-10-101.01) MOORE, J u d g e . P.S.R., ("the the paternal children"), Juvenile Court appeals g r a n d m o t h e r o f A.P.P. from ("the j u v e n i l e a judgment court") and Cy.L.P. of the Franklin that dismissed the 2091118; 2091119 dependency relating petitions to the she had children. filed We F e b r u a r y 2, emergency petition Circuit Court ("the 189.02, 2010, for P.S.R. juvenile court History ("the temporary circuit the reverse. Procedural On in grandmother") custody court") in in case the filed Franklin alleging: number DR-04- " 1 . On o r a b o u t A u g u s t 2 7 , 2 0 0 8 , t h i s H o n o r a b l e C o u r t i s s u e d an o r d e r a w a r d i n g c u s t o d y o f t h e m i n o r c h i l d r e n ... t o t h e f a t h e r , J.M.P., ('the father') d u r i n g the s c h o o l year. [ C . L . P . ('the m o t h e r ' ) ] was awarded custody during the summer m o n t h s a n d at other various times, i n c l u d i n g holidays. "2. There has been a material change in circumstances s i n c e the l a s t order of the Court. The m o t h e r h a s f a i l e d a n d r e f u s e d t o e x e r c i s e h e r v i s i t a t i o n r i g h t s w i t h t h e m i n o r c h i l d r e n and has n o t s p o k e n o r v i s i t e d w i t h t h e c h i l d r e n i n o v e r two years. Her c u r r e n t w h e r e a b o u t s a r e unknown and she was last thought to be living in Gainesville, Florida. I t i s f u r t h e r a l l e g e d t h a t the mother i s a d d i c t e d t o d r u g s and has c r i m i n a l c h a r g e s p e n d i n g a g a i n s t her i n the S t a t e of F l o r i d a . "3. The f a t h e r ... d i e d on J a n u a r y 2 9 , 2010. A t t h e t i m e o f h i s d e a t h , he m a i n t a i n e d custody of t h e c h i l d r e n and [ t h e g r a n d m o t h e r ] a s s i s t e d w i t h t h e r a i s i n g of the minor c h i l d r e n . "4. Campbell custody children i t would The c h i l d r e n a r e e n r o l l e d i n s c h o o l a t P h i l a n d i t w o u l d be i n t h e i r b e s t i n t e r e s t f o r t o be a w a r d e d t o t h e [ g r a n d m o t h e r ] . The a r e m o u r n i n g t h e d e a t h of t h e i r f a t h e r and be i n t h e i r b e s t i n t e r e s t a n d t h e least 2 an 2091118; 2091119 d i s r u p t i v e f o r them t o r e m a i n i n t h e c a r e , c u s t o d y and c o n t r o l o f t h e [ g r a n d m o t h e r ] . They have a v e r y c l o s e r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e [ g r a n d m o t h e r ] and a r e i n a f a m i l i a r s e t t i n g s u r r o u n d e d by f a m i l y and f r i e n d s . "WHEREFORE, the premises considered, [ t h e grandmother] prays that t h i s Honorable Court w i l l enter a temporary order granting custody of the minor c h i l d r e n t o the [grandmother]." On F e b r u a r y 4, 2 0 1 0 , t h e c i r c u i t pendente C.L.P. lite custody ("the mother") petition. c o u r t awarded of the children. filed an answer On J u l y 7, 2 0 1 0 , t h e c i r c u i t the grandmother On May 24, 2010, t o the grandmother's c o u r t e n t e r e d an o r d e r stating: "The [ m o t h e r ] h a s made a n o r a l m o t i o n t o d i s m i s s t h i s p e t i t i o n b a s e d on t h e [ g r a n d m o t h e r ' s ] l a c k o f standing to f i l e a custody p e t i t i o n i n this case. Upon c o n s i d e r a t i o n , i t i s h e r e b y o r d e r e d t h a t t h i s case i s dismissed. The [ g r a n d m o t h e r ] must f i l e a d e p e n d e n c y p e t i t i o n a n d meet t h e b u r d e n o f p r o o f as s e t o u t b y t h e Code o f A l a b a m a . " On court July 12, 2010, t h e g r a n d m o t h e r a motion to r e i n s t a t e agreement reached apparently provided visitation with On J u l y the motion between that filed i n the c i r c u i t t h e c a s e b a s e d upon a the parties. t h e grandmother settlement That should agreement be allowed the children. 14, 2 0 1 0 , b e f o r e to reinstate, the c i r c u i t court could the grandmother filed two 3 rule on separate 2091118; petitions 2091119 i n the j u v e n i l e were dependent the grandmother Specifically, and court, requesting the that immediate the p e t i t i o n s alleging that the the j u v e n i l e custody of the children court award children. 1 stated: "Comes now t h e [ g r a n d m o t h e r ] ... a n d m o v e s t h e court for an order granting pendente lite (immediate) emergency custody of the minor child described herein. As a b a s i s f o r s a i d m o t i o n , t h e u n d e r s i g n e d shows u n t o t h e c o u r t as f o l l o w s : "1. T h i s i s a dependency p r o c e e d i n g p u r s u a n t t o A l a b a m a Code S e c . 12-15-101 e t s e q . The c h i l d i s ' d e p e n d e n t ' w i t h i n t h e m e a n i n g o f A l a b a m a Code S e c . 12-15-102(8). T h i s c o u r t has j u r i s d i c t i o n i n t h i s p r o c e e d i n g p u r s u a n t t o A l a b a m a Code S e c . 12-15-103 to hear t h i s p r o c e e d i n g . [The grandmother] avers that the minor c h i l d i s dependent and t h a t the mother i s not a f i t and p r o p e r p a r t y t o have t h e c a r e , c u s t o d y and c o n t r o l of s a i d minor c h i l d . "3. The f a t h e r o f s a i d c h i l d was [ J . M . P . ( ' t h e father')]. On J a n u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 0 , [ t h e f a t h e r ] p a s s e d away. "4. P r e v i o u s l y , i n 2005, [the f a t h e r ] and [ t h e m o t h e r ] were d i v o r c e d i n F r a n k l i n C o u n t y , Alabama. I n the o r i g i n a l d i v o r c e , temporary custody of the m i n o r c h i l d was v e s t e d i n t h e m a t e r n a l g r a n d m o t h e r f o r a p e r i o d o f one y e a r . A t t h e e n d o f one y e a r , the [mother and t h e f a t h e r ] began sharing joint physical and legal custody of said child, alternating weeks of custody. An order A s e p a r a t e p e t i t i o n was f i l e d w i t h r e g a r d t o e a c h c h i l d ; t h e p e t i t i o n s were i d e n t i c a l , except t h a t each p e t i t i o n referred to a different child. 1 4 2091118; 2091119 incorporating these agreements is reflected in F r a n k l i n C o u n t y C i r c u i t C o u r t c a s e s , DR 04-189.00 a n d DR 04-189.01. "In 2007, t h e [mother and t h e f a t h e r ] were t o s h a r e c u s t o d y on a w e e k t o w e e k b a s i s . However, s h o r t l y a f t e r s a i d o r d e r was e n t e r e d , t h e m o t h e r b a s i c a l l y abandoned t h e c h i l d [ ] and l e f t [her] w i t h the father. F o r a p e r i o d o f t h r e e y e a r s , she had l i t t l e o r no c o n t a c t w i t h t h e c h i l d [ ] a n d d i d n o t e x e r c i s e any c u s t o d y r i g h t s . During t h i s time, the c h i l d was with the f a t h e r or w i t h the paternal g r a n d m o t h e r who e x e r c i s e d p r i m a r y p h y s i c a l c u s t o d y and c a r e of t h e minor c h i l d . "5. At the time of the f a t h e r ' s d e a t h , the whereabouts of the mother were difficult to a s c e r t a i n a n d c o u l d n o t be f o u n d . The paternal grandmother filed a petition f o r custody i n the d o m e s t i c r e l a t i o n s case and s e r v i c e by p u b l i c a t i o n was h a d u p o n t h e m o t h e r . The m o t h e r d i d f i l e an answer and c o n t e s t e d t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of t h e c o u r t in t h a t t h e g r a n d m o t h e r was not a p a r t y to the divorce. S a i d c a s e was d i s m i s s e d on J u l y 7, 2 0 1 0 . " 6 . [The g r a n d m o t h e r ] a v e r s t h a t t h e m i n o r c h i l d i s dependent and t h a t t h e mother i s not a f i t and p r o p e r p a r t y t o have t h e c a r e , c u s t o d y and c o n t r o l of s a i d m i n o r c h i l d . S p e c i f i c a l l y , t h e mother has not been s u p p o r t i v e of the minor c h i l d , has had numerous c r i m i n a l o f f e n s e s s i n c e 2007 i n c l u d i n g , b u t not limited to assault, burglary, possession of n a r c o t i c equipment and bad c h e c k c h a r g e s . These a p p e a r t o have o c c u r r e d f o r t h e most p a r t i n t h e s t a t e of F l o r i d a . The m o t h e r h a s c o n s i s t e n t l y h a d a s u b s t a n c e abuse p r o b l e m w h i c h has not been t r e a t e d and c o n t i n u e s t o impede her a b i l i t y to properly parent the minor c h i l d . "7. The [ g r a n d m o t h e r ] a v e r s t h a t she has and w i l l c o n t i n u e t o p r o v i d e a l o v i n g a n d n u r t u r i n g home for the minor c h i l d [ ] . [The g r a n d m o t h e r ] i s f u l l y 5 2091118; 2091119 capable of continuing to e x e r c i s e custody of the minor c h i l d and t o p r o v i d e h e r a l o v i n g [and] s t a b l e home e n v i r o n m e n t , s o m e t h i n g t h a t t h e [ g r a n d m o t h e r ] avers t h e mother cannot p r o v i d e . "8. The [ g r a n d m o t h e r ] avers that after the issuance o f t h e o r d e r on J u l y 7, 2 0 1 0 , t h e m o t h e r has taken t h e c h i l d and l e f t the j u r i s d i c t i o n of Alabama. I t w i l l be n e c e s s a r y t h a t s e r v i c e , once a g a i n , be h a d upon t h e m o t h e r a n d t h a t t h i s court w i l l need t o s e t a h e a r i n g t o r e q u i r e t h e mother t o r e t u r n t h e c h i l d t o Alabama f o r d i s p o s i t i o n i n t h i s case. "WHEREFORE, [the grandmother] p r a y s as f o l l o w s : "(A) That t h i s c o u r t w i l l take j u r i s d i c t i o n o f this matter, and upon c o n s i d e r a t i o n hereof will i s s u e an o r d e r d i r e c t i n g t h a t i m m e d i a t e t e m p o r a r y c u s t o d y o f t h e m i n o r c h i l d be v e s t e d i n t h e p a t e r n a l g r a n d m o t h e r ... a n d t h a t v i s i t a t i o n b e h a d b y t h e mother u n d e r s u c h t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s as t h e c o u r t deems a p p r o p r i a t e ; " ( B ) That upon f i n a l h e a r i n g i n t h i s c a u s e , t h a t l e g a l a n d p h y s i c a l c u s t o d y w i l l be v e s t e d i n [ t h e g r a n d m o t h e r ] who h a s b e e n t h e c u s t o d i a l p a r t y f o r the minor c h i l d d u r i n g the vast majority of her life; "(C) That Your Honor w i o r d e r s a s t h e c o u r t deems premises [the grandmother] entitled, including issues child support." l l d i r e c t that such a p p r o p r i a t e and i n h a s shown h e r s e l f of c h i l d v i s i t a t i o other these t o be n and S u b s e q u e n t l y , on J u l y 1 5 , 2 0 1 0 , t h e c i r c u i t c o u r t an order granting the grandmother's number DR-04-189.02 t o t h e c i r c u i t 6 motion court's entered to reinstate a c t i v e docket. case In 2091118; 2091119 that order, the c i r c u i t of the parties visitation recusing stated, not prior July initially and awarded 30, the specified herself from i n pertinent juvenile-court presiding part, Circuit by "that case over judge that entered an order the cases; that order cases over the [Juvenile] the law f i r m Court d i d not address the t h a t had been d i s m i s s e d . a s s i g n e d t o the dependency represented [the] grandmother custody p e t i t i o n 2010 , agreement The o r d e r be a b l e t o m a i n t a i n o b j e c t i v i t y was] the v i s i t a t i o n the with the children. grandmother's On court adopted i n that Judge the same spouse issues," in sit this cause i n this judge should the presiding matter." action-summary transferred the appointment sheets to another of F r a n k l i n the dependency do not judge, County, over the c i r c u i t - c o u r t in Although of another Circuit on A u g u s t t h e same action, Office Judge t o p r e s i d e J u d g e be u n a b l e t o the juvenile reflect that court's the cases casewere 6, 2 0 1 0 , t h e c i r c u i t judge that had p r e s i d e d entered the following judgment actions: "The Court has r e v i e w e d t h e P e t i t i o n [ s ] f o r Dependency i n these cases. The C o u r t i s a w a r e o f 7 in and t h e j u v e n i l e - c o u r t judge requested that "theA d m i n i s t r a t i v e of C o u r t s arrange would [grandmother of the Judge's the was 2091118; 2091119 t h e p a r t i e s t h r o u g h c a s e number DR-04-189.02. The p e t i t i o n [ s ] d o [ ] not set the p r o c e d u r a l h i s t o r y o f DR-04-189 c o r r e c t l y . " I t i s i n d e e d t r u e t h a t t h e C o u r t d i s m i s s e d DR0 4 - 1 8 9 . 0 2 on J u l y 7, 2 0 1 0 . H o w e v e r , on J u l y 12 [sic], 2010, t h e C o u r t g r a n t e d a m o t i o n by [ t h e grandmother's] attorney to reinstate that case. B o t h p a r t i e s s t o o d b e f o r e t h e C o u r t on J u l y 8, 2 0 1 0 , a n d h a d t h e i r a t t o r n e y r e c i t e an a g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n the p a r t i e s to allow [the grandmother] to have grandparent v i s i t a t i o n . [The grandmother] s t a t e d affirmatively on t h e r e c o r d t h a t s h e w i s h e d the Court to accept t h i s agreement. The C o u r t g r a n t e d t h e M o t i o n t o R e i n s t a t e so t h a t a f o r m a l w r i t t e n a g r e e m e n t c o u l d be s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o u r t e v i d e n c i n g t h i s agreement. " B o t h [ d e p e n d e n c y p e t i t i o n s ] a r e d i s m i s s e d on t h e i r f a c e b a s e d on D R - 0 4 - 1 8 9 . 0 2 b e i n g an active c a s e w i t h an a g r e e m e n t b e i n g r e c i t e d on t h e r e c o r d . The d e p e n d e n c y p e t i t i o n s do n o t a l l e g e a n y t h i n g h a s h a p p e n e d a f t e r t h e C o u r t t o o k t h e a g r e e m e n t on t h e r e c o r d on J u l y 8, 2 0 1 0 . A n y f u r t h e r a c t i o n m u s t be conducted p u r s u a n t to DR-04-189.02." On August requesting Order of that August 18, 2010, the c i r c u i t [6], 2010, the grandmother court "alter, and filed vacate reinstate [the c a s e s ] to the J u v e n i l e Court docket f o r f u r t h e r As grounds f o r the motions, the motions o r amend i t s dependency disposition." 2 grandmother a s s e r t e d : "1. That t h e [ j u d g m e n t ] e n t e r e d by t h e c o u r t i s i n e r r o r i n that the J u v e n i l e Court, r a t h e r than the C i r c u i t C o u r t , has j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r m a t t e r s s u c h as A s e p a r a t e m o t i o n was f i l e d i n e a c h d e p e n d e n c y c a s e ; t h e m o t i o n s were i d e n t i c a l . 2 8 2091118; 2091119 are a l l e g e d i n the [ d e p e n d e n c y p e t i t i o n s ] h e r e t o f o r e f i l e d by t h e [grandmother]. "2. In support of said motion, [the g r a n d m o t h e r ] shows u n t o t h e c o u r t t h a t t h e c a s e o f N.T. v . P.G. a n d J.M., [Ms. 2 0 9 0 3 4 2 , J u l y 3 0 , 2010] So. 3d [(Ala. Civ. App. 2010),] is d i s p o s i t i v e a s i s B e c k v . B e c k , 8 65 So. 2 d 44 6 ( A l a . C i v . App. 2 0 0 3 ) . In Beck, the c o u r t h e l d t h a t where grandparents attempted to intervene i n a divorce action as p a r t i e s i n a c u s t o d y a c t i o n where no p r o c e e d i n g r e g a r d i n g c u s t o d y was currently before the c o u r t , the t r i a l court lack[ed] authority to c o n s i d e r the g r a n d p a r e n t s ' p e t i t i o n . " 3 . The c a s e p r e s e n t l y p e n d i n g b e f o r e t h e c o u r t filed by t h e [grandmother] i s analogous i n that t h e r e was no p e t i t i o n o r o t h e r a c t i o n p e n d i n g i n DR04-189.02. As such, [the c i r c u i t ] court lacked j u r i s d i c t i o n , a s i t i n i t i a l l y n o t e d i n t h e J u l y 7, 2010, O r d e r i n DR-04-189.02. A c o u r t may n o t a c t where i t does not o t h e r w i s e have j u r i s d i c t i o n . As such, the [ c i r c u i t ] c o u r t ' s order entered pursuant t o t h e J u l y 8, 2 0 1 0 , a g r e e m e n t on t h e r e c o r d was done w i t h o u t a p p r o p r i a t e j u r i s d i c t i o n . "4. [The g r a n d m o t h e r ] a s s e r t s t h a t a n y m a t t e r r e g a r d i n g t h e d e p e n d e n c y and c u s t o d y o f t h e minor c h i l d i n q u e s t i o n m u s t be made t h r o u g h t h e J u v e n i l e Court of F r a n k l i n County, Alabama." The circuit-court judge e n t e r e d an order denying the grandmother's postjudgment notices of appeal c o u r t on A u g u s t to this 9 on A u g u s t m o t i o n s ; she 27, 2010. 19, filed 2010, her 2091118; 2091119 Discussion On Code appeal, 1975, § the grandmother argues t h a t , pursuant to A l a . 12-15-114(a), the j u v e n i l e court has original j u r i s d i c t i o n over dependency p r o c e e d i n g s . Section 12-15-114(a) provides, in part, juvenile court s h a l l exercise exclusive o r i g i n a l that "[a] jurisdiction of j u v e n i l e court proceedings i n which a c h i l d i s a l l e g e d to have c o m m i t t e d a d e l i n q u e n t in need of construed supervision." the original a c t , t o be In this d e p e n d e n t , o r t o be case, petition filed the by the circuit grandmother c a s e number DR-04-189.02 as a d e p e n d e n c y p e t i t i o n . t h a t p e t i t i o n d i d not children, i t did expressly assert c h i l d r e n had b e e n a w a r d e d the father had died, the a l l e g e the that the court Although dependency o f natural parents in of the the l e g a l custody of the c h i l d r e n , t h a t that the m o t h e r was mother addicted had to abandoned children, that drugs, m o t h e r had c r i m i n a l charges pending a g a i n s t her, and the that the that the c u s t o d y o f t h e c h i l d r e n s h o u l d be p l a c e d w i t h t h e g r a n d m o t h e r . Those a l l e g a t i o n s are s u f f i c i e n t to imply the dependent. children were [Ms.1090565, S e p t . 17, 2010] See So. 10 3d an Ex a l l e g a t i o n that parte , L.E.O., (Ala. 2010) 2091118; 2091119 (holding that a child w i t h i n t h e meaning i s " i n need o f care or s u p e r v i s i o n " o f A l a . Code 1975, § 1 2 - 1 5 - 1 0 2 ( 8 ) a . , when the c h i l d i s n o t " r e c e i v i n g adequate care and s u p e r v i s i o n from those persons supervise the legally obligated child"). recognized that dependency petition The care circuit i t d i d not filed to have by f o r and/or court thus properly jurisdiction the grandmother to over and the properly d i s m i s s e d t h a t p e t i t i o n w i t h i n s t r u c t i o n s t h a t the grandmother file her p e t i t i o n i n the j u v e n i l e court. A l t h o u g h t h e c i r c u i t - c o u r t j u d g e s t a t e d i n h i s A u g u s t 16, 2010, j u d g m e n t d i s m i s s i n g t h e j u v e n i l e - c o u r t c a s e s t h a t he h a d granted July t h e m o t i o n t o r e i n s t a t e c a s e number DR-04-189.02 on 12, 2010, t h e r e c o r d shows r e i n s t a t e was f i l e d on t h a t d a t e . grant time, that The c i r c u i t the motion to court d i d not t h e m o t i o n t o r e i n s t a t e u n t i l J u l y 15, 2010. the dependency the only circuit grandmother had already that filed her Moreover, when properly p e t i t i o n s i n the j u v e n i l e court. court By " r e i n s t a t e d " c a s e number DR-04-189.02, i t m e r e l y reopened t h e case t o award t h e grandmother 11 visitation 2091118; rights. 2091119 The c i r c u i t c o u r t d i d n o t a c t u a l l y r e i n s t a t e t h e 3 d i s m i s s e d dependency p e t i t i o n number DR-04-189.02. petition, still province Even i f i t i n t e n d e d to reinstate that i t c o u l d n o t have done so b e c a u s e t h e c i r c u i t lacked petition, f i l e d by t h e grandmother i n case subject-matter which subject jurisdiction matter lies to adjudicate court that e x c l u s i v e l y w i t h i n the of the j u v e n i l e court. Although jurisdiction a circuit over court ordinarily the custody retains of a child, continuing i n the event a g e n u i n e d i s p u t e b e t w e e n a p a r e n t a n d a t h i r d p a r t y a r i s e s as to t h e dependency o f t h e c h i l d , the j u v e n i l e court exclusive j u r i s d i c t i o n to adjudicate that dispute. v. K.S.S., allegations petitions the 963 So. made filed dependency by 2d 125 the ( A l a . C i v . App. grandmother assumes See C.D.S. 2007) . i n the The dependency i n t h e j u v e n i l e c o u r t p r e s e n t an i s s u e as t o of the c h i l d r e n . r e s o l v e d by any judgment e n t e r e d c a n n o t be r e s o l v e d i n that court That issue has n o t been i n t h e c i r c u i t c o u r t , and i t due t o a l a c k o f s u b j e c t - B e c a u s e no one h a s a p p e a l e d f r o m t h e j u d g m e n t a w a r d i n g t h e g r a n d m o t h e r v i s i t a t i o n r i g h t s , we do n o t a d d r e s s w h e t h e r the c i r c u i t c o u r t l a c k e d s u b j e c t - m a t t e r j u r i s d i c t i o n t o enter t h a t j u d g m e n t u n d e r B e c k v. B e c k , 865 So. 2d 446 ( A l a . C i v . App. 2 0 0 3 ) . 3 12 2 0 9 1 1 1 8 ; 2091119 matter j u r i s d i c t i o n . Hence, t h e c i r c u i t - c o u r t j u d g e e r r e d i n d i s m i s s i n g t h e d e p e n d e n c y c a s e s on t h e g r o u n d t h a t any f u r t h e r action on t h e p e t i t i o n s i n those cases p l a c e i n c a s e number DR-04-189.02. would have t o take Because t h e j u v e n i l e c o u r t p r o p e r l y has j u r i s d i c t i o n over t h e dependency p e t i t i o n s , petitions can only after determination, dependent. Based judgment vacate be involuntarily a hearing, that See A l a . Code 1975, § upon the children the are not 12-15-310(b). on t h e f o r e g o i n g , we r e v e r s e t h e j u v e n i l e c o u r t ' s a n d remand these cases i t s judgment d i s m i s s i n g reinstate dismissed those those petitions, h e a r i n g on t h e g r a n d m o t h e r ' s f o r the juvenile court to t h e dependency p e t i t i o n s , t o and t o conduct dependency an evidentiary petitions. 2091118 REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. 2091119 REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. Thompson, P . J . , and P i t t m a n , concur. 13 Bryan, a n d Thomas, JJ.,

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