Legal Opinion
Buchanan v. Dept. of Human Resources
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 27, 1988No. Civ. 6146PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a termination of parental rights case.
On April 15, 1985 the Department of Pensions and Security (DPS) filed a petition alleging the dependency of Jamie Lee Buchanan. In response, the Marshall County Juvenile Court issued an order granting protective supervision of Jamie, as well as his two brothers, Steven and William Buchanan, to DPS for ninety days.
On May 14, 1985 DPS filed a second dependency petition. This petition requested that Steven Buchanan be removed immediately from his home because of untreated medical problems. A seventy-two hour hearing was held the next day, and the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Matter of ColbertCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Hudgins v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ex Parte BeasleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Polk v. State Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Baby Boy East v. EastCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Newcomb v. State Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1989