Legal Opinion

M.G. v. Etowah County Department of Human Resources

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 19, 2009No. 2080217PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Judge.

M.G. (“the mother”) appeals from a judgment terminating her parental rights to her four youngest children, D.D.C., M.S.C., M.D.C., and S.C.C.1 We reverse and remand.

*438The mother has a long history of substance-abuse problems that have affected her ability to properly care for the children. In 1999, when D.D.C. was born, both D.D.C. and the mother tested positive for cocaine and marijuana. In 2002, the mother spent time in jail after being arrested for the distribution of crack cocaine from her home. On July 26, 2004, when S.C.C. was born, both the mother and S.C.C. tested positive…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ex Parte BeasleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  2. Bowman v. STATE DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCESCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  3. B.M. v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2004
  4. Ex Parte State Dept. of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  5. In Re HickmanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. S.U. v. Madison County Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2012
  2. C.P. v. Cullman County Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2016
  3. J.P. v. D.P.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2018
  4. H.B. v. Mobile Cnty. Dep't of Human Res.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2017
  5. B.M. v. Jefferson County Department of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2015

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