590 So. 2d 913 - Prg v. Wpr’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““When the divorce complaint of the parties in this case was filed, wherein the custody of J.N.R. was at issue, the circuit court assumed concurrent jurisdiction over the child’s custody. § 12-15-30(b)(l), [Ala.] Code 1975; Hoeck v. Hoeck, 545 So.2d 786 (Ala.Civ.App.1989). “After carefully examining the record in this case, as well as our prior opinion, we have, been unable to find any objection by the mother to the circuit court’s exercise of jurisdiction over questions of the child’s custody during the divorce action. In fact, we note that the mother filed a petition to modify custody with the circuit court. ‘Unless there is objection, even though one court has assumed jurisdiction of a matter, another court with concurrent authority may act in the same matter.’ Sheffield v. Sheffield, 350 So.2d 1056, 1058 (Ala.Civ.App.1977). Thus, in spite of the fact that the juvenile court had issued previous orders concerning J.N.R. in response to the dependency petitions, the circuit court, which had concurrent jurisdiction over the child’s custody, acted properly when it determined the question of J.N.R.’s custody. “Further, once a circuit court has acquired jurisdiction over a child pursuant to a divorce and decides the question of custody, that court retains jurisdiction over custody until the child reaches majority. As a result, the juvenile court no longer has authority to determine custody under the dependency statute. Rowe v. Hill, 365 So.2d 1247 (Ala.Civ.App.1979).””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. F.T.G. v. T.T.R. · 984 So. 2d 1196 - As v. WTJ