Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Sumner

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 29, 1984No. Civ. 4093PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a domestic relations case. The mother seeks a writ of prohibition contending the Juvenile Court of Jefferson County is without "jurisdiction" in the instant case.

The parties to this case were divorced by the Circuit Court of Russell County in 1976. The mother was awarded custody of the minor child who was approximately one-year-old at the time of the divorce. The father was given reasonable visitation rights. Subsequent to the divorce, the father moved to Jefferson County and the mother moved to Lee County.

The pleadings, exhibits, and other documents before this court reveal the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Barber Pure Milk Co. v. Alabama State Milk Control BoardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
  2. Ferguson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
  3. Roberson v. McAlileyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte K.L.P.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  2. W.T.H. v. M.M.M.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2005
  3. McKinney v. ALABAMA DEPT. OF PENSIONS & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  4. Crawford v. CrawfordCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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