C.L.W. v. Madison County Department of Human Resources

Although I would affirm the judgment of the Madison Juvenile Court, which terminated the parental rights of C.L.W. (“the father”) to N.C.W. and V.A.W., I would do so with an opinion.

The Madison County Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) filed petitions in the juvenile court seeking to terminate the father’s parental rights. It also sought and received permission to serve the father by publication. In his brief, the father cites § 12-15-318(c), Ala.Code 1975, and L.K. v. Lee County Department of Human Resources, 64 So.3d 1112 (Ala.Civ.App.2010), for his contention that DHR failed to properly…