M.M.S. v. D.W.

2971323.

735 So.2d 1230 (1999)

M.M.S. v. D.W. and R.W.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

May 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Ballard, Birmingham, for appellant.

James M. Kendrick, Birmingham, for appellee D.W. and R.W.

Lee Allen DuBois, guardian ad litem, Birmingham.


CRAWLEY, Judge.

M.M.S. (the mother) appeals the juvenile court's judgment adjudicating her 16-year-old son, D.M. (the child), dependent and placing him with her sister and brother-in-law, D.W. (the aunt) and R.W. (the uncle). The mother argues that this case is more in the nature of a custody case than a dependency case and that the Ex parte Terry1 standard applies. We disagree...

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