Legal Opinion
STATE DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC. v. Whitney
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 7, 1978No. Civ. 1411PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the Department of Pensions and Security arbitrarily and unreasonably refused to consent to the adoption of a young child by the appellees, Mr. and Mrs. Terry T. Whitney.
The record in this matter discloses that the child in question, Tony Roberts, was born in 1974. In June of 1976 the Mobile County Circuit Court terminated all legal rights of the natural parents with respect to Tony and conferred upon the Department of Pensions and Security (hereinafter referred to as DPS) the legal guardianship and permanent custody of the child. The court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Crabtree v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- In Re the Adoption of ReiniusWashington Supreme Court · 1959
- Commonwealth, Department of Child Welfare v. JarboeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Matter of RobertsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- English v. MacOnCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Mitchell v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Ex Parte SladeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Hughes v. JEFFERSON CTY. BD. OF ED.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Sexton v. TUSCALOOSA CTY. CIV. SERVICE BD.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- BRUNSON CONST. & ENVIRON. SERV., INC. v. City of PrichardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
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