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Ala. Code § 12-15-323 (2026)

Appeals of Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Cases.

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Appeals relating to dependency and termination of parental rights cases shall take priority over other cases filed on appeal except for emergency matters, including appeals from denial of waiver of parental consent for abortion.

(Act 2008-277, p. 441, §20.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2009–2017 · leading case: M.D.C. v. K.D., 39 So. 3d 1117 (Ala. 2009).
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M.D.C. v. K.D., 39 So. 3d 1117 (Ala. 2009). “See § 12-15-323, effective January 1, 2009. (“Appeals relating to dependency and termination of parental rights cases should take priority over other cases filed on appeal except for emergency matters .”
K.F.W. v. A.A. (Ex parte A.A.), 261 So. 3d 376 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Ala. Code 1975, § 12-15-323. The juvenile court's decision to set aside the order designating Sargent to transcribe the trial held in the termination-of-parental-rights action can serve only to delay the mother's appeal.”
K.F.W. v. A.A. (Ex parte A.A.), 261 So. 3d 376 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Ala. Code 1975, § 12-15-323. The juvenile court's decision to set aside the order designating Sargent to transcribe the trial held in the termination-of-parental-rights action can serve only to delay the mother's appeal.”
Ex parte MDC, 39 So. 3d 1117 (Ala. 2009). “See § 12-15-323, effective January 1, 2009. ("Appeals relating to dependency and termination of parental rights cases should take priority over other cases filed on appeal except for emergency matters.”
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