In re Jewelyette M. — dissenting

Summary

The dissent argues that the foster parents' appeal and writ of error became moot after the child's biological father died and guardianship was transferred to the paternal aunt. It contends that the court should have dissolved its stay, allowed the trial court to address the child's changed circumstances, and dismissed the pending matters rather than deciding the intervention and hearing-right issues. Justice Elgo, dissenting, would reject permissive intervention for nonrelative foster parents, while Chief Justice Mullins, concurring in part and dissenting in part, would recognize intervention only rarely and construe the statutory hearing right more narrowly.