Legal Opinion
S.C.W. v. C.B.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 12, 2001No. 2990017, 2990464 and 2990483PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
S.C.W., the putative father, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the adoptive parents, R.E.L. and C.A.L. District Judge Phillip Wood, sitting by special appointment in this case, held that S.C.W. had failed to comply with § 26-10C-1, Ala. Code 1975, the Putative Father Registry Act, and had consented to the adoption of a child he had fathered. Judge Wood ordered S.C.W. to pay over $15,000 in attorney fees. He also sanctioned P.D. and S.D.H., S.C.W.’s attorneys, ordering them to pay a total of $7,500 under the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act. S.C.W. and his attorneys appeal.
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