SB337 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Juvenile court, adoptions, exclusive jurisdiction of termination of parental rights cases, Legislative intent, Sec. 12-15-114 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Court of Civil Appeals in W.B.B. v. H.M.S., W.L. 2120501 (September 6, 2013), construed the Juvenile Justice Act of 2008 to grant the juvenile court exclusive original jurisdiction over termination of parental rights proceedings only if the proceeding for termination arises as the result of a separate juvenile court proceeding in which the child has been adjudged to have committed a delinquent act, to be dependent, or to be in need of supervision.

Before January 1, 2009, the effective date of the Juvenile Justice Act, the juvenile court had exclusive original jurisdiction over termination of parent rights proceedings.

This bill would restore to the juvenile court exclusive original jurisdiction over all actions for the terminations of parental rights.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature. This bill would provide that it is retroactive to January 1, 2009.

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Subjects

Court, Juvenile