J.E. v. V.C.E.

This is a parental-rights-termination case in which the mother sought to terminate the father’s parental rights. When one parent seeks to terminate the parental rights of the other parent, the court need not find that the child is dependent. Ex parte Beasley, 564 So.2d 950 (Ala.1990). The court, however, is still governed by the two-pronged test outlined in Beasley: the court must find, first, that there are grounds for termination, and, second, that all viable alternatives to termination have been considered and rejected. Id.

I dissent because I do not believe that the mother proved grounds…