Legal Opinion
Matter of Moore
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 17, 1985No. Civ. 4465PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a termination of parental rights case.
The Juvenile Court of Etowah County ordered the permanent termination of all parental rights of the mother, Josephine Moore, in her infant son, Chauncey Delano Moore, and awarded custody to the Alabama Department of Pensions and Security (DPS). The mother appeals. We affirm.
The right to maintain family integrity is a fundamental right, protected by due process requirements of the Constitution. Hamilton v. State, 410 So.2d 64 (Ala.Civ.App. 1982), citing May v. Anderson, 345 U.S. 528, 73 S.Ct. 840,97 L.Ed. 1221 (1953). See also Stanley v. Illinois,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- May v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Miller v. ALABAMA DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Glover v. ALA. DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Hamilton v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Brown v. ALA. DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- HH v. Baldwin County DHRCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- In Re HickmanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- A.E.T. v. Limestone County Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010
- Fitzgerald v. FitzgeraldCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
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