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J.L. v. STATE DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES1/31/1997
ously been found to be dependent. J.V. v. State Dep't of Human Resources, 656 So.2d 1234 (Ala.Civ.App. 1995). Section 12-15-65(h), Ala. Code 1975, is controlling
under such circumstances. That section provides:
"(h) In disposition hearings all relevant and material evidence helpful in determining the questions presented, including oral and written reports, may be received by the court and may be relied upon to the extent of its probative value, even though not competent in a hearing on the petition. The parties or their counsel shall be afforded an opportunity to examine and controvert written reports so received and to cross-examine individuals making reports."
The parents do not assert that they were refused the opportunity to examine and controvert the reports previously admitted. They insist that the court's consideration of the reports was in violation of the hearsay and relevancy rules. The application of § 12-15-65(h) makes their argument groundless. Further, much of the information presented in the previous reports was corroborated by in-court testimony. The reports and records were, therefore, cumulative, and as such, harmless. J.V., supra.
AFFIRMED.
ROBERTSON, P.J., and MONROE, CRAWLEY, and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.
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