J.W. v. Mobile County Department of Human Resources

THIGPEN, Judge.

In April 1994, the Mobile County Department of Human Resources (DHR) filed a petition seeking to terminate the parental rights of J.W., the mother of D.R. DHR alleged, among other things, that D.R. was dependent, that she did not have proper parental care or guardianship, and that it would be in her best interest to be in the permanent custody of DHR.

The record reveals that in March 1992, temporary legal custody of the minor was placed with DHR, while J.W. and a stepfather had physical custody. Subsequently, D.R. was placed in foster care, and the parents were ordered to…