Alabama Adoption Court Cases

Alabama Court Case: T.M.S. v. Elmore County Department of Human Resources
On May 22, 1992, the Elmore County Department of Human Resources (DHR) filed a petition for the removal of R.T.S., an infant child, from the custody of his mother, to temporary custody, alleging that the mother was either unwilling or unable to properly care for the child.


Alabama Court Case: T.L.W. v. State Department of Human Resources
Following ore tenus proceedings, the Morgan Juvenile Court terminated the parental rights of T.L.W. (the mother), to her two sons, nine-year-old R.S. and seven-year-old F.W. The court also terminated the parental rights of two men who were the putative father of R.S. and the father of F.W., respectively. The court granted permanent custody to the Department of Human Resources


Alabama Court Case: Wolf v. Smith
Appellant, Donna Milner Wolf, is the natural mother of Zachary Michael Smith (formerly James Zachary Milner). At the time of Zachary's birth, Mrs. Wolf was not married, and Mrs. Wolf's husband is not the natural father of Zachary.


Alabama Court Case: S.F. v. Department of Human Resources 
In July 1995, the Calhoun County Department of Human Resources (DHR) filed petitions seeking  to terminate the parental rights of the natural parents to their six children. DHR alleged,  among other things, that the children were dependent, and that the parents were unable to  properly care for the children.


Alaska Court Case: In the matter of K.L.J.
William Edgar Johnson wanted to adopt "K.L.J.," the daughter of his wife, Hei Suk Johnson (formerly Miller). The girl's biological father, Ronald Miller, sought to contest the termination of his parental rights, yet indigency prevented him from hiring an attorney to represent him.


Alabama Court Case: M.V.S. v. V.M.D.
YATES, Judge A child, J.J.S., was born out of wedlock on February 21, 1997. On November 3, 1997, the mother, A.D.W., placed the child with the State of Alabama for adoption. On November 7, 1997, V.M.D., the adoptive mother, filed a petition in the Mobile Probate Court to adopt the child. The petition listed M.V.S. as the putative father.


Alabama Court Case: GRAVES v. GRAVES
Charles S. Street, Mobile, for appellants. A parent who has freely and knowingly consented to the adoption of his or her child cannot, after the consent has been acted upon by the adoptive parents by bringing adoption proceedings, withdraw that consent arbitrarily or as of right. Williams v. Pope, 281 Ala. 416, 203 So.2d 271; 2 Am.Jur.2d Adoption, Sec. 46, P. 897.


Alabama Court Case: DAVIS v. TURNER
The divorced natural mother, Brenda Turner Davis, a minor, appeals from a final decree of adoption entered by the Probate Court of Washington County on December 4, 1975. The decree established the divorced father's parents, appellees here, as the child's adoptive parents.


Alabama Court Case: HENDERSON v. FEARY
This is an appeal by the natural father from an order of the Jefferson County Probate Court denying a motion to set aside the adoption of his child. Title 27, § 3, Code of Alabama 1940, in pertinent part provides:


Alabama Court Case: The Department of Pensions and Security
The Probate Court of Mobile County conditionally granted the Whitneys' petition of adoption with the order to become final six months thereafter as provided by the statute. The Department of Pensions and Security [hereinafter D.P.S.] has sought relief from the order of the Probate Court of Mobile County by writ of mandamus.


Alabama Court Case: THOMAS v. CULPEPPER
This matter began with the petition of the stepfather Culpepper in the probate court requesting adoption of Taunya Thomas, age four years. The petition alleged that consent of the father to adoption was unnecessary because he had abandoned the child.


Alabama Court Case: Gillespie v. Bailey
The natural father, Roger Gillespie, appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of DeKalb County holding that he had abandoned his infant daughter, Jennifer. The sole issue on appeal is whether the evidence supports the trial court's finding that Gillespie had abandoned his daughter and, therefore, his consent to her adoption was unnecessary.

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