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MOORE v. DAWSON

531 S.W.2d 259 (1975)

Bennie MOORE et al., Appellants, v. C. Leslie DAWSON, Secretary, Department for Human Resources, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 26, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Fauri, Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc., Prestonsburg, for appellants.

David A. Collins, Morehead, for appellees.

VANCE, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for habeas corpus. It brings into question again the proper procedure for initiating and disposing of claims of immediate entitlement (as opposed to long-term or continuing custody) of a child:

The appellants, Bennie and Sarah Moore, are the parents of nine children. Appellants filed a petition for habeas corpus in the Floyd Circuit Court in which it was alleged that the children were...

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