Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Department of Mental Health
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 15, 1987No. 85-951PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We granted certiorari in this case to answer the following questions:
1. Does a juvenile court have the authority to commit a child to the custody of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and thereafter to place the child in a private psychiatric facility and order that all costs for care and treatment be paid from State funds appropriated to the Department?
2. Did the fact that the child was in the custody of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation by an order of the Juvenile Court of Houston County prohibit the Juvenile Court of Barbour County from making an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In the Interest of J. D. H. v. Juvenile Court of St. Louis CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- In Re F____ C____Missouri Court of Appeals · 1972
- In Re William T.California Court of Appeal · 1985
- Matter of McCainSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Ex Parte Department of Mental Health and Mental RetardationCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Ex Parte Dept. of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Health Care Authority v. Madison CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Childree v. HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF CITY OF HUNTSVILLESupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
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