Legal Opinion
L.N. v. State Dept. of Human Resources
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 12, 1993No. 2910637PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This case involves the termination of parental rights.
In April 1992, the Montgomery County Department of Human Resources (DHR) filed a petition requesting the court to terminate the parental rights of L.N. (mother) and several putative fathers as to B.N. (child). Following an ore tenus proceeding, the petition was granted in August 1992. Only the mother appeals.
The dispositive issue is whether the trial court erred in terminating the parental rights of the mother.
The termination of one's parental rights is an extreme matter that is not considered lightly. Our Supreme Court expressed its…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ex Parte BeasleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Matter of BurnettCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Jamie v. State Department of Pensions & SecurityCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
3Cited by19 opinions
- C.W. v. State Department of Human Res.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- G.L. v. State Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- Sutton v. ElrodCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1998
- W.L.H. v. B.L.M.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- M.S. v. State Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994
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