Legal Opinion
K.L.B. v. W.M.F.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 18, 2002No. 2000409PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURDOCK, Judge.
In November 1998, W.M.F. (“the stepfather”) filed a petition to adopt his stepdaughter, A.B.B. Although the child’s father, K.L.B. (“the father”), contested the petition, the Monroe County Probate Court approved the adoption. This court reversed that decision. See K.L.B. v. W.M.F., 757 So.2d 476 (Ala.Civ.App.2000) (“K.L.B. I”) (holding that the probate court and the district court had not complied with the Alabama Adoption Code). After the remand from this court and upon motion by the stepfather, the probate court transferred the case to the juvenile court, pursuant to §…
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