Legal Opinion
In Re Miller
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 24, 1985No. Civ. 4655PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an adoption-child custody case.
The trial court refused to allow the appellants to adopt three minor children and awarded custody of the children to the maternal grandparents.
The trial court placed the three children in the maternal grandparents' custody after apparently allowing the mother's revocation of consent to adoption and dismissed the appellants' petitions to adopt the children. The appellants, the prospective adopting parents, appeal and we affirm.
In April 1984, the mother had discussions with the appellants regarding the adoption of her children by the appellants. At that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ex Parte SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- In Re the Adoption of HolmanArizona Supreme Court · 1956
- Davis v. TurnerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- STATE DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC. v. WhitneyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Williams v. PopeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ex Parte FowlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- K.L.B. v. W.M.F.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- In Re Adoption of WilliamsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- McCombs v. ShieldsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- State Department of Human Resources v. R.C.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
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