Legal Opinion
M.V.S. v. V.M.D.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 3, 1999No. 2980595PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YATES, Judge.
A child, J.J.S., was born out of wedlock on February 21, 1997. On November 3, 1997, the mother, A.D.W., placed the child with the State of Alabama for adoption. On November 7, 1997, V.M.D., the adoptive mother, filed a petition in the Mobile Probate Court to adopt the child. The petition listed M.V.S. as the putative father.1 On November 10, 1997, the probate court entered an interlocutory order of adoption, granting custody to V.M.D., setting a dispositional hearing for February 19, 1998, and ordering that the putative father be served with notice, pursuant to § 26-10A-17,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
- R.K. v. R.J.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- In the Interest of C.M.D.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2009
- S.C.W. v. C.B.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2001
- David Charles Herring v. State of Alabama.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
- Ex parte J.W.B.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2016
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