Legal Opinion · Dissent

S.L.J.F. v. Cherokee County Department of Human Resources

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 31, 2014No. 1131412Published

1DissentMoore, Chief Justice

I respectfully dissent from this Court’s denial of the petition for a writ of certiora-*615ri filed by S.L.J.F. (“the mother”). I believe that the Cherokee Juvenile Court lacked clear and convincing evidence showing that the mother’s conduct and circumstances warranted the termination of her fundamental right to the custody and care of her children. I also believe that the juvenile court may not have considered all viable alternatives to terminating the mother’s parental rights. I would grant the mother’s petition and review the full record in this case.

The mother has three children: J.R.B. (“the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Ex Parte BeasleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  3. Roe v. ConnDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1976
  4. Ex Parte MathewsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  5. Ex Parte SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981

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