Court Opinion

ID: 7724602
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-30 19:34:30.43793+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:29:26.807397
License: Public Domain

I agree that the case should be remanded, but I would remand the case to the circuit court with instructions to remand the case to the juvenile court. Rule 28(A), Ala. R. Juv. P. states:
 "(1) Appeals from final orders, judgments, or decrees of the juvenile court shall be to the appropriate appellate court, subject to the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, if:
 "(a) A record certified as adequate by the juvenile court judge or a stipulation of facts is available and the right to a jury trial has been exercised or waived by all parties entitled thereto; or
 "(b) The parties stipulate that only questions of law are involved and the juvenile court certifies the questions."
In this case, the juvenile court has not complied with Rule 28(A) — the juvenile court has not certified the record as adequate or has not certified the parties' purely legal questions. I conclude that the juvenile court must comply with Rule 28(A) before the circuit court can transfer the case to this court pursuant to Rule 28(D).