Hyde v. State Department of Pensions & Security

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

This is a child custody case.

On March 19, 1979, the Department of Pensions and Security (DPS) filed a petition in Calhoun County Circuit Court seeking permanent custody of appellant’s minor daughter. After an ore tenus hearing, the trial court granted the petition. The mother appeals.

The mother raises three issues on appeal. The first two issues question the constitutionality of the juvenile code on the grounds that the termination of the parent-child relationship is permitted for reasons less compelling than required by the United States Constitution and that the…