Legal Opinion
In Re Hickman
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 12, 1986No. Civ. 5109PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a case of termination of parental rights. The only issue on appeal is whether there was clear and convincing evidence before the trial court to support its order terminating the parental rights of Jamie and Earl Hickman.
On November 3, 1983, the Tallapoosa County Department of Pensions and Security (DPS) received a complaint from Russell Hospital indicating that Earl Hickman, the father of a premature baby girl, was threatening to remove the child from the hospital and that the hospital believed that the baby's life would be endangered. A temporary verbal restraining order was issued…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Matter of MooreCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Glover v. ALA. DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Matter of BurnettCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Vinson v. AGAPE of Central Alabama, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
3Cited by27 opinions
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- Bush v. State, Department of Human ResourcesNevada Supreme Court · 1996
- C.C. v. L.J.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2015
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