Legal Opinion
M.M. v. B.L.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 21, 2005No. 2040731PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAWLEY, Presiding Judge.
M.M. (“the father”) appeals from a judgment terminating his parental rights to his 10-year-old daughter A.N.H. (“the child”) and granting the petition of B.L. and M.L., the child’s maternal grandparents, to adopt the child. On appeal, the father raises two issues: that he was not served with the summons and the petition to terminate his parental rights and that the juvenile court did not have subject-matter jurisdiction to grant the adoption.
On April 23, 1995, L.A.H. (“the mother”) gave birth to the child. The child’s parents were never married. On September 26, 1999,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Payne v. Empire Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Kingvision Pay-Per-View, Ltd. v. AyersSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
- Ex Parte Pate IVSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Ex parte McKivettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- C.L.C. v. D.W.R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- J.D. v. Lauderdale County Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2013
- McKinney v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Alabama · 2009
- Hall v. HallCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2013
- L.K. v. Lee County Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010
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