Legal Opinion
Bowman v. STATE DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided September 21, 1988No. Civ. 6291PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The District Court of Morgan County, following an ore tenus hearing, ordered the permanent termination of all parental rights of the mother, Patricia Roden Bowman, in her five-year-old daughter, Bettina Renee Roden. The parental rights of Bettina's legal and putative fathers were also terminated. Permanent legal custody was vested in the State Department of Human Resources (Department). Only the mother appeals.
The mother raises several issues on appeal, most of which question, in essence, the existence of clear and convincing evidence to support the trial court's decision to terminate her…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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