Bates v. State

BRADLEY, Presiding Judge.

This is a termination of parental rights case.

In November 1983 the State of Alabama Department of Pensions and Security [DPS] received a complaint alleging that two-year-old Shameka Bates was both neglected and abused by her mother, Lisa Bates. Until August of 1984 DPS attempted to provide services to the child’s mother to avoid the necessity of taking judicial action on the child’s behalf.

However, on August 5, 1984 a shelter care hearing was held regarding the child, which resulted in DPS receiving authorization to place Shameka in foster care. Shameka has been in…