Legal Opinion
Ex parte D.W.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 8, 2002No. 1001467PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODALL, Justice.
This Court granted certiorari review to determine whether § 26-10A-30, Ala.Code 1975, is unconstitutional, as the Court of Civil Appeals held in this case that it was. J.S. v. D.W., 835 So.2d 174 (Ala.Civ.App.2001). Presiding Judge Yates adequately stated the relevant facts in that opinion; there is no need to repeat them here. The issue presented is one of first impression before this Court. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals.
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The Alabama Adoption Code, which became effective January 1, 1991, is codified at § 26-10A-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
- Alabama State Board of Health ex rel. Baxley v. Chambers CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Ex Parte BronsteinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
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3Cited by26 opinions
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