Legal Opinion
Ex parte L.J.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 30, 2014No. 1121462PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This Court granted certiorari review to address the issue whether a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction under § 12-15-114, Ala.Code 1975, a provision of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act of 2008, § 12-15-101 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 (“the 2008 AJJA”), over a termination-of-parental-rights claim when the grounds for the termination do not involve a child alleged “to have committed a delinquent act, to be dependent, or to be in need of supervision.”
Facts and Procedural History
In July 2012, L.J. (“the mother”) filed a petition in the Limestone Juvenile Court to establish paternity of the child…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ex Parte BeasleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Reeder v. State Ex Rel. MyersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Governor Siegelman v. Alabama Assn., S. Bds.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- Ex Parte JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
- C.C. v. L.J.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2015
- A.H. v. B.C.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2015
- A.H. v. B.C.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2015
- Hornbuckle v. HornbuckleCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2016