Legal Opinion
Moore v. Dawson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided November 26, 1975PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for habeas corpus. It brings into question again the proper procedure for initiating and disposing of claims of immediate entitlement (as opposed to long-term or continuing custody) of a child.
The appellants, Bennie and Sarah Moore, are the parents of nine children. Appellants filed a petition for habeas corpus in the Floyd Circuit Court in which it was alleged that the children were illegally in the custody of the appellees as a result of a juvenile court proceeding commenced by the appellees in Martin County, Kentucky,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Galloway v. PruittCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Chamblee v. ChambleeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- Scott v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
3Cited by5 opinions
- Moore v. AsenteKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- B.D. v. Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Family ServicesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2014
- Bryant ex rel. Meadows v. Kentucky Department for Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1977
- C.K. v. Cabinet for Health & Family ServicesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2017
- Moore v. AsenteKentucky Supreme Court · 2003