M.H. v. Jefferson County Department of Human Resources

MOORE, Judge.

This case involves the issue whether a parent who has previously been judicially determined to have abandoned a child may appeal a later judgment terminating her parental rights on the ground that the state failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that it had employed reasonable efforts to reunite the parent with the child.

The facts relevant to this appeal show that, on June 20, 2007, following what would be considered a permanency hearing under the current statutory framework, see Ala.Code 1975, § 12-15-315, 1 the Jefferson Juvenile Court entered a judgment finding that…