Legal Opinion
In Re Shivers
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 24, 1983No. Civ. 3724PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a child custody case.
After receiving an anonymous report of child neglect regarding Jason, Peter and Candy Shivers on September 29, 1980, personnel from the Baldwin County Department of Pensions and Security (DPS) visited the Shiverses' home. They found conditions there to be filthy. There were holes in the wall, dirty floors, and garbage knee-deep in the kitchen. The linens on which the children slept were black with dirt. The children were improperly clothed, dirty, malnourished and smelled of urine. One child had such a severe case of diaper rash that the affected area was raw and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Roe v. ConnDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1976
- Miller v. ALABAMA DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Crews v. HOUSTON CTY. DEPT. OF PENSIONS & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Smith v. State Dept. of Pensions and SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Phillips v. ALA. DEPT. OF PENSIONS & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Ex Parte State Dept. of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Landers v. ASS'N FOR GUIDANCE, AID, PLACEMENTCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Williams v. STATE DEPT. OF PENSIONS & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- G.L. v. State Dept. of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- Franklin v. State Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987
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