S.S. v. R.D.

THOMAS, Judge.

S.S. ("the mother") appeals decisions of the Mobile Juvenile Court ("the juvenile court") finding R.D., Jr. ("the child"), to be dependent and awarding his custody to R.D. ("the alleged paternal grandmother").

Background

The child was born on November 4, 2011. At that time, the mother was married to L.G. ("the presumed father"), whose paternity was therefore presumed by law pursuant to § 26-17-204(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975. The record indicates that the presumed father has persisted in his paternity of the child, but it also contains assertions that the child's biological father is…