Ex Parte Alabama Dept. of Human Resources

We granted the petition of the Alabama Department of Human Resources (D.H.R.) for certiorari review, to determine whether the Court of Civil Appeals erred in reversing the trial court's judgment granting custody of two minor children to D.H.R.L.W. v. State Department of Human Resources, 682 So.2d 453 (Ala.Civ.App. 1995). After reviewing the record, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals and render a judgment affirming the judgment of the trial court.

Huntsville residents R.W. and G.W. married in 1987; three children were born to the union. The events that resulted in this case…