Legal Opinion
In re Adoption of K.R.S.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 12, 2012No. 2110722PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.
On December 29, 2011, C.D.S. filed a petition in the Mobile Probate Court (“the probate court”) seeking to adopt K.R.S. (“the.child”) under § 26-10A-27, Ala.Code 1975, a part of the Alabama Adoption Code, § 26-10A-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. The probate court requested that C.D.S. file a brief setting forth the applicable law, and it later conducted a hearing. On April 6, 2012, the probate court entered a judgment denying C.D.S.’s request that she be allowed to adopt the child. In reaching its judgment, the probate court determined that, under applicable law, C.D.S.…
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