Legal Opinion

K.R. v. Z.B.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 29, 2017No. 2160463Published

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Judge.

K.R. ("the mother") appeals from a judgment entered by the Coffee Juvenile Court ("the juvenile court") finding N.S. ("the child") dependent and awarding custody of the child to the child's maternal grandmother, Z.B. ("the grandmother"). We reverse the judgment insofar as it awards custody to the grandmother.

Procedural History

On August 24, 2016, the grandmother filed in the juvenile court a petition alleging that the child was dependent and requesting custody of the child. On September 16, 2016, pendente lite custody of the child was awarded to the grandmother. After an…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Andrews v. Merritt Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  2. Ex Parte FairclothSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  3. Ex Parte LawhornSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  4. Ex Parte CoullietteSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  5. Crews v. HOUSTON CTY. DEPT. OF PENSIONS & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978

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