D.E. v. Jefferson County Department of Human Resources

On February 18, 2014, the Jefferson Juvenile Court terminated the parental rights of D.E. (“the mother”) to three of her six children. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the juvenile court’s judgment, without an opinion. D.E. v. Jefferson Cnty. Dep’t of Human Res. (No. 2130461, September 19, 2014), - So.3d - (Ala.Civ.App.2014) (table). This Court today denies the mother’s petition for a writ of certiorari. I dissent from that denial because there appears to be no clear and convincing evidence to support the termination of her parental rights. The mother has never abused her children and…