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M.H.J. v. STATE DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES

2990715 and 2990716.

785 So.2d 372 (2000)

M.H.J. v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. J.D.J. v. State Department of Human Resources.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Applications Denied December 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Collins, Cullman, for appellant M.H.J.

C. Blake West, Cullman, for appellant J.D.J.

J. Coleman Campbell and Lynn S. Merrill, asst. attys. gen., Department of Human Resources, for appellee.

CRAWLEY, Judge.

In August 1998, W.J. (the "baby") was born to M.H.J. (the "mother") and J.D.J. (the "father") at Walker Baptist Medical Center. At birth, the baby tested positive for marijuana, as did his mother. Because of the risk of death from respiratory failure faced by the baby, the mother was given an apnea monitor that the baby was to wear to alert her if the child stopped breathing. The mother informed the hospital staff that she intended to nurse the baby...

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