Legal Opinion
T.L.W. v. State Dept. of Human Resources
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 1, 1995No. 2940815PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Following ore tenus proceedings, the Morgan Juvenile Court terminated the parental rights of T.L.W. (the mother), to her two sons, nine-year-old R.S. and seven-year-old F.W. The court also terminated the parental rights of two men who were the putative father of R.S. and the father of F.W., respectively. The court granted permanent custody to the Department of Human Resources ("the Department"). Only the mother appeals.
Natural parents have a prima facie right to custody of their children, and that right can be overcome only by clear and convincing evidence that the children's best interests…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ex Parte BeasleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- M.J.G.L. v. State Dept. of Human Res.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Varnadore v. State Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- McCulloch v. State Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- G.L. v. State Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
- DSS v. Clay Co. Dept. of Human Res.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Mh v. Calhoun County Dept. of Human Res.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- JJ v. Lee County Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2007