Legal Opinion

Jensen v. Short

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 11, 1986No. Civ. 5163PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a child custody case.

On August 22, 1985 Catholic Family Services (CFS), a child-placing agency licensed by the Department of Pensions and Security (DPS), filed a petition seeking temporary custody of Ashley Charlene Jensen. The following day, at the conclusion of the shelter care hearing on the petition, the court ordered that Ashley be placed by DPS in a licensed foster home with the provision that she was not to be placed in the same foster home where her half-sisters were presently residing.

On October 21, 1985 a hearing was held to determine with whom temporary legal custody of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brown v. ALA. DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  2. Clift v. CliftCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. McKee v. ReitzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  4. Wallace v. WallaceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  5. Johnson v. SparksCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. W.T. v. State Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
  2. T.D.P. v. D.D.P.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2006
  3. A.B. v. J.B.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2009
  4. Ex parte E.C. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS (In re: E.C. v. DeKalb County Department of Human Resources) (DeKalb Juvenile Court: JU-22-64.02 Civil Appeals CL-2023-0257)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2024
  5. Tdp v. DdpCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2006

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