Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Brooks
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 31, 1987No. 85-1115PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a case of first impression in Alabama and involves the termination of parental rights. The divorced parents of David Carlton Stephenson asked the trial court to terminate the parental rights of the child's father. The District Court of Jefferson County denied the parents' petition on the grounds that there was no evidence that David was harmed by the father and that David's future rights to support, parental affiliation, and inheritance would not be protected by the termination of the father's parental rights. The Court of Civil Appeals found that the ore tenus rule was inapplicable…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. ALABAMA DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Matter of ColbertCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Fortenberry v. ALA. DEPT. OF PENSIONS & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Miller v. Alabama Department of Pensions & SecuritySupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Brand v. Alabama Department of Pensions & SecurityCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
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