Narrative Opinion Summary
On May 15, 1987, the Supreme Court of Alabama addressed a judgment from the Houston County Juvenile Court. The court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings. Specifically, the portion of the judgment that upheld the Juvenile Court's order requiring the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to cover the expenses for a child committed to a private hospital was set aside. The judgment mandating the Department of Mental Health to pay for the hospital expenses of a child committed to Charter Woods Hospital was reversed. The Supreme Court directed that the Juvenile Court's judgment be modified in accordance with its findings. The decision was confirmed by Judges Holmes and Ingram, who concurred with the ruling.
Legal Issues Addressed
Authority of Juvenile Court Over Department of Mental Health Expensessubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Supreme Court of Alabama evaluated the Juvenile Court's authority to require the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to pay expenses for children committed to private hospitals.
Reasoning: The portion of the judgment that upheld the Juvenile Court's order requiring the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to cover the expenses for a child committed to a private hospital was set aside.
Modification of Juvenile Court Judgmentsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Supreme Court instructed that the Juvenile Court's judgment be altered to align with its findings, reflecting the reversal of the financial obligations originally imposed.
Reasoning: The Supreme Court directed that the Juvenile Court's judgment be modified in accordance with its findings.
Reversal of Financial Liability for Child's Hospital Expensessubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court reversed the Juvenile Court's decision that mandated the Department of Mental Health to pay for hospital expenses incurred by a child at Charter Woods Hospital.
Reasoning: The judgment mandating the Department of Mental Health to pay for the hospital expenses of a child committed to Charter Woods Hospital was reversed.