Legal Opinion
K.M.D. v. T.N.B.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 13, 2017No. 2150829PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Judge.
K.M.D. (“the adoptive mother”) appeals from an order entered by the Montgomery Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) setting aside an award of attorney’s fees in an adoption case. We reverse the juvenile court’s order.
Procedural History
On January 22, 2015, the adoptive mother filed in the Montgomery Probate Court a petition to adopt T.B. (“the child”). On February 10, 2015, the probate court transferred the adoption proceeding to the juvenile court. See Ala. Code 1975, § 26-10A-21. T.N.B. (“the father”) filed a contest to the adoption on April 30, 2015.
On April 8, 2016, the…
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