D.E.F. v. L.M.D.

I concur in the result. I write specially to explain why, in this case, the custody-modification standard established in Ex parte McLendon, 455 So.2d 863 (Ala.1984), does not conflict with the public policy favoring reunification of a dependent child with his or her natural parents. See § 12-15-312, Ala.Code 1975.

Section 12 — 15—101(b)(3), Ala.Code 1975, a part of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act (“the AJJA”), § 12-15-101 et seq., Ala. Code 1975, establishes a goal for juvenile courts to

“reunite a child with his or her parent or parents as quickly and as safely as possible when the child has…