Legal Opinion
M.M. v. L.L.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 30, 2007No. 2060868PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Judge.
M.M. and A.M. (“the maternal grandparents”) appeal the denial of their petition for custody of their two granddaughters, M.C. and E.B., who were instead placed in the custody of L.L. and J.L. (“the aunt and uncle”). Although neither set of parties has raised the issue of jurisdiction to this court, we may consider the issue of jurisdiction ex mero motu. See C.L. v. D.H., 916 So.2d 622, 624 (Ala.Civ.App.2005); Ruzic v. State ex rel. Thornton, 866 So.2d 564, 568-69 (Ala.Civ.App.2003); see also Landers v. Landers, 812 So.2d 1212, 1215 (Ala.Civ.App.2001) (a court can raise the issue…
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