WISHINSKY v. DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Civ. 5593.

512 So.2d 122 (1987)

Iris Leona WISHINSKY v. STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. (In the Matter of Blanche Viola ALFO).

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

July 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius H. Hunter, Jr., Phenix City, for appellant.

William Prendergast and Coleman Campbell, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phenix City, for appellee.

Marilyn C. Newhouse, Phenix City, for amicus curiae.


HOLMES, Judge.

This is a termination of parental rights case.

Following an ore tenus hearing, the trial court ordered the permanent termination of all parental rights of the mother and father of Blanche Viola Alfo, age fourteen months. Permanent legal custody of the child was vested in the Alabama Department of Human Resources (Department).

Only the mother appeals. We reverse and remand.

The right to maintain family integrity is a fundamental...

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