In re A.S. CA2/8
The question presented is whether this court should decide an issue that has become moot since the notices of appeal were filed. Parents argue that the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings stigmatize them. Specifically, the juvenile court found that 16-year-old Alyssa’s parents failed to protect her from undisputed sexual abuse she suffered for at least six years at the hands of her older brother. Since the filing of the notices of appeal, the juvenile court has terminated jurisdiction and returned Alyssa to her parents’ custody. Parents nonetheless want this court to review and overturn the juvenile court’s findings and order. For the reasons set out below, we decline to do so and dismiss Mother’s and Father’s appeals as moot.
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