Legal Opinion
RK v. State Department of Human Resources
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided September 5, 1990No. Civ. 7625PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This case involves the termination of parental rights.
On April 25, 1989, the Jefferson County Department of Human Resources (Department) filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of R.K. (mother) to B.E.K. (child). The petition was modified, naming the putative father, A.L., and stating that his whereabouts were unknown. After an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court terminated all parental rights which the mother, the putative father, or any unknown father has in the child, and the custody and control of the child was committed to the Department for permanent placement or adoption.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ex Parte BeasleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Muffoletto v. State Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
3Cited by3 opinions
- R.L.B. v. Morgan Cty. Dept. of H. R.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2001
- Ex Parte State Dept. of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
- T.G. v. Houston County Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2009