Ex parte N.B.

In Ex parte E.S., 205 So.3d 1245 (Ala. 2015), I joined Justice Shaw’s dissent rejecting the use of Ala. Code 1975, § 12—11-11, as a basis for the juvenile court to transfer to a circuit court, rather than to dismiss, a petition deemed -to present a “mere-custody dispute” rather than a dependency case. In the present ease, this Court denies review of such a transfer by the trial court. Consistent with my vote in Ex parte E.S., I-respectfully dissent.

The statute upon which. Ex parte E.S. was based, § 12-11-11, has not changed since 1975. Yet, until recently (including during my tenure as a…