Legal Opinion
Nix v. Franklin County Department of Human Resources
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 14, 2017No. 1160494PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAIN, Justice.
Jerry Nix appeals from a. summary judgment entered by the Franklin Circuit Court finding that he is an adult in need of protective services under the Adult Protective Services Act of 1976, §§ 38-9-1 to -11, Ala. Code 1975 (“the Act”). We reverse and remand.
I. Facts and Procedural History, On December ■ 7, 2015, the Franklin County Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) filed a petition in the Franklin Circuit Court pursuant to § 38-9-5, Ala. Code 1975, and § 38-9-6, Ala. Code 1975, seeking emergency protective placement for Nix. DHR alleged that Nix, then 78 years old, whs an…
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