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In the Interest of N. J.

The trial court erred in granting the paternal grandmother's petition for permanent guardianship of the minor, as her petition failed to comply with mandatory notification procedures.

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N. J.’s mother appeals from an order issued by the Douglas County Juvenile Court granting permanent guardianship of N. J. to her paternal grandmother the grandmother. The mother argues that the grandmother failed to comply with mandatory notification procedures, there was insufficient evidence to support permanent guardianship, and the juvenile court erred by failing to establish a specific visitation schedule for the mother. Because the grandmother failed to comply with the requirements of the statute, we reverse.

The record shows that in the latter part of 2013, when N. J. was three years old, her father took her to the grandmother’s home to live. On November 10, 2014, the grandmother filed a petition for permanent guardianship.1 The grandmother served both the father and the mother with notice of the petition for guardianship, and the juvenile court notified both parents of the final hearing date. After the final hearing, which was held over two days and at which the father consented to the grandmother’s petition, the court entered an order granting the grandmother’s petition for permanent guardianship.2 This appeal followed.

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