Opinion
A174966 A174967 A174962 A174965
07-28-2021
In the Matter of G. L. T., a Child. v. D. L. H., Appellant. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, In the Matter of R. J. T., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. D. L. H., Appellant. In the Matter of J. C. T., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. D. L. H., Appellant. In the Matter of E. J. T., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. D. L. H., Appellant.
Shannon Storey, Chief Defender, Juvenile Appellate Section, and Holly Telerant, Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, filed the brief for appellant. Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General, and Carson L. Whitehead, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.
Submitted June 29, 2021
Jackson County Circuit Court 20JU04703, 20JU04704, 20JU04705, 20JU04706 Benjamin M. Bloom, Judge.
Shannon Storey, Chief Defender, Juvenile Appellate Section, and Holly Telerant, Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, filed the brief for appellant.
Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General, and Carson L. Whitehead, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.
Before Lagesen, Presiding Judge, and James, Judge, and Kamins, Judge.
PER CURIAM.
Mother appeals a dependency judgment taking jurisdiction over four of her children. On appeal, she challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the juvenile court's determination that it had jurisdiction over each child. Having reviewed the record, we disagree that there is insufficient evidence to support the juvenile court's jurisdiction determination. Mother also raises an unpreserved challenge to the court's legal authority to order her to participate in a psychological evaluation. Even assuming the court erred, and plainly so, mother has since completed the psychological evaluation and has not explained on appeal how, under those circumstances, a ruling in her favor would afford her meaningful relief; we therefore would decline to exercise our discretion to correct the alleged error.
Affirmed.