Legal Opinion
Lee v. Layton
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 18, 1973No. Civ. 144PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRADLEY, Judge.
This appeal is from a habeas corpus proceeding in the Circuit Court of Morgan County.
The appellant filed a petition for the writ of habeas corpus in the Morgan County Circuit Court seeking to recover possession of two infants, the permanent custody of whom had been awarded to him by the Cobb County, Georgia Juvenile Court. It was contended that custody of the two children had been obtained by appellant through the express written relinquishment of parental rights by the natural parents and by the award of permanent custody of the said two children by the Cobb County, Georgia…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Burns v. ShapleyAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
- Little v. LittleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
- State v. BlackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
- Ferguson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
- Ex parte DunlapSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ex Parte StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
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- Marks v. MarksCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
- D.B. v. P.B.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
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