Legal Opinion
H.F. v. State Department of Human Resources
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 3, 2002No. 1010658PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSTON, Justice.
The petitioners H.F. and B.F. seek cer-tiorari review of the Court of Civil Appeals’ dismissal of their appeal. The Court of Civil Appeals held that the petitioners’ appeal was untimely. We reverse and remand.
I. Facts
This case began when the Alabama Department of Human Resources (“the Department”) sought to terminate the parental rights of H.F. and B.F. to their minor child, J.L.F. The trial court entered a judgment terminating H.F. and B.F.’s parental rights on November 21, 2000; H.F. and B.F. filed a timely postjudgment motion on December 5, 2000.
On December 18, 2000, the…
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