J.E. v. V.C.E.

On June 8, 2007, this Court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by J.E. (“the father”) to review the no-opinion affirmance by the Court of Civil Appeals of the Etowah District Court’s order terminating his parental rights as to the minor child born of his marriage to V.C.E. (“the mother”). For the reasons stated herein, we reverse and remand.

Facts

We note that this case does not involve a stepparent who is seeking to adopt a child and fulfill parental responsibilities to the child in place of the biological parent. This case also does not involve the termination of parental…