The applicant maternal grandmother brought an urgent motion for sole custody of her 15-year-old grandson, who had been living with her since the end of March 2020.
The grandmother alleged the respondent mother had an unstable lifestyle.
The triage judge determined the matter was not urgent, noting procedural deficiencies including failure to serve the biological father and lack of clarity on whether a previous joint custody order existed.
The court found the 15-year-old child was currently staying with the grandmother by his own choice and was not in imminent danger of being removed.
The urgent motion was dismissed and a case conference was directed to be scheduled.
