Legal Opinion
R.H. v. D.N.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 9, 2008No. 2061155PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Judge.
R.H. (“the mother”) appeals a judgment finding L.W. (“the child”) dependent and awarding D.N. (“the paternal grandmother”) custody of the child. For the reasons given below, we remand the cause to the Baldwin Juvenile Court with instructions.
On December 6, 2005, the paternal grandmother petitioned the Montgomery Juvenile Court seeking, among other things, a judgment finding the child dependent and awarding her custody. On January 17, 2006, the Montgomery Juvenile Court awarded the paternal grandmother “temporary sole physical custody” of the child. The case was then transferred…
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