Legal Opinion
E.H.G. v. E.R.G.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 10, 2011No. 1090883PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Justice.
The petitioners, E.R.G. and D.W.G., grandparents of minor children, challenge the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals, which, among other things, upheld § 30-3-4.1, Ala.Code 1975, the Alabama Grandparent Visitation Act (“the Act”), against a constitutional challenge by E.H.G. and C.L.G., the parents of the minor children.1 E.H.G. v. E.R.G., 73 So.3d 614 (Ala.Civ. App.2010). We affirm the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals, but we do so on a rationale different from the rationale given by that court. Because the Act authorizes a court to award visitation to a grandparent…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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