Legal Opinion
Matter of Sanders
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 6, 1982No. Civ. 3337PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Circuit Court of Montgomery County after an ore tenus hearing terminated the parental rights of the father regarding his four children.
The father appeals from the action of the Montgomery County Circuit Court and we affirm.
The dispositive issue on appeal is whether there is sufficient evidence to support the order terminating the father's parental rights. Put another way, is the evidence "clear and convincing" that the best interest of the children would be served by terminating the father's parental rights. As indicated, we find such evidence and affirm.
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- Smith v. State Dept. of Pensions and SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Ely v. CasteelCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
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