Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 16, 1986No. Civ. 5122PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a termination of parental rights case.
Following an ore tenus hearing, the Juvenile Court of Tuscaloosa County ordered the termination of the parental rights of Ashley and Charly Fitzgerald in their one-and-one-half-year-old daughter, Rockette Juliette. Permanent legal custody of the child was vested in the paternal grandparents.
The parents appeal. We affirm.
The dispositive issue on appeal is whether there is clear and convincing evidence to support the trial court's decision that the parents' parental rights should be terminated based upon its determination that the child is dependent…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Matter of BurnettCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
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- Johnson v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ex Parte State Dept. of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Carter v. JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SECURITYCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
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- Wallace v. JEFFERSON CTY. DEPT. OF PENSIONS & SECURITYCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- McCulloch v. State Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
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