Ex Parte Haynes

We granted certiorari in this case to review the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals, 392 So.2d 1183, which reversed a lower court judgment denying a petition for child support filed by the State of Alabama. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

Pat Speer is the natural mother of David Scott Haynes. Ms. Speer married Donald David Haynes, who became the adoptive father of the minor, David. Donald Haynes and Pat Speer obtained a divorce in Texas by decree of the Court of Domestic Relations of Harris County, Texas. The date of the divorce decree is not present in the record. The…