PER CURIAM.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the Court of Civil Appeals erred in holding that the 1984 Child Protection Act, Ala.Code 1975, §§ 26-18-1 to 26-18-10, requires a juvenile court to make a "finding of dependency" before parental rights can be terminated. The trial court determined that a finding of dependency was not required; the Court of Civil Appeals, citing Ex parte Brooks,
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