S.L.M. v. S.C.

I must respectfully dissent from the decision to affirm the custody award to S.C. (“the maternal grandmother”). As I stated in my original dissent to the opinion remanding this cause, see S.L.M. v. S.C., 171 So.3d 656, 663-64 (Ala.Civ.App.2012) (Thomas, J., dissenting) (footnote omitted):

“[The maternal grandmother] filed dependency petitions regarding the children. In her petitions, she alleged that the children were dependent due to the conduct of their mother, C.G. However, the children’s dependency resulting from the actions of their mother had been resolved by placing them in the custody…