In re L.B.
L.J. and her minor son, L.B., appeal from orders of the juvenile court (1) refusing to continue the selection and implementation hearing until a decision by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on mothers application to participate with her son in the Community Prisoner Mother Program and (2) terminating mothers parental rights. For the reasons discussed below Court hold the juvenile court committed prejudicial error when it used, and allowed the child welfare agency to use, threats and misinformation to bully L.B.s caretaker relative into agreeing to adopt L.B. instead of hearing and considering her reasons for preferring a legal guardianship. Court reverse the order terminating parental rights and remand the matter for further proceedings consistent with the views expressed in this opinion.
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