P.A. v. L.S.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
1ConcurrenceMoore, Judge
I concur in the result. As I explained in D.E.F. v. L.M.D., 76 So.3d 834, 838 (Ala. Civ.App.2011) (Moore, J., concurring in the result), when a juvenile court places a child temporarily with a nonparent in order to protect the child during the parental-rehabilitation process, the public policy favoring family reunification mandates that the parent regain custody when the need for temporary protective custody ceases. On the other hand, when a juvenile court determines that continuing efforts toward family reunification no longer serve the best interests of the child and awards custody of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ex Parte McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- D.E.F. v. L.M.D.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2011