Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Jeter
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 16, 1983No. Civ. 3545PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a child custody case in which there was termination of parental rights and an award of custody to the paternal grandparents. The only issue on appeal is whether there is sufficient evidence to support the order of the trial court in terminating the parental rights of the mother.
On August 19, 1981, Ellie Ruth Fitzgerald was born at Baptist Medical Center, Montgomery, Alabama, to Ashley (father) and Charly (mother) Fitzgerald. Two days thereafter an agent for the Montgomery County Department of Pensions and Security (DPS), at the request of hospital authorities, obtained from the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smith v. State Dept. of Pensions and SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Lovell v. Department of Pensions & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Parsons v. ParsonsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
3Cited by14 opinions
- Brown v. ALA. DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Lee v. JACKSON COUNTY DEPT. OF PENSIONS & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Melton v. STATE DEPT. OF PEN. & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Wix v. STATE, DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Matter of HutchinsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
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