30-3-161
Section 30-3-161 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context requires a different definition: (1) CHANGE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE. A change of the residence of a child whose custody has been determined by a prior court order, whether or not accompanied by a change of the residence of a person entitled to custody of the child, with the intent that such change shall be permanent in nature and not amounting to a temporary absence of the child from his or her principal residence. (2) CHILD. A minor child as defined by subdivision (2) of Section 30-3B-102. As used in this article, the term may include the singular and the plural. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order. The term does not include an order relating...
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12-15-409
Section 12-15-409 Role of attorney as advocate; designation of facilities. (a) An attorney representing the state, any county, or municipality or the Department of Youth Services or the Department of Human Resources or an attorney representing the person or persons filing a petition to have a minor or child committed may serve as the advocate in support of the petition to commit in all matters regarding the petition. (b) At the final hearing upon a petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department on the basis that the minor or child is mentally ill, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) That the minor or child sought to be committed is mentally ill. (2) That, as a consequence of the mental illness, the minor or child poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself, herself, or to others. (3) That the threat of substantial harm has been evidenced by a recent overt act. (4)...
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22-6-13
Section 22-6-13 Medicaid benefits for county inmates and certain juveniles. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY INMATE. Any person being held in a public institution under the administrative control and responsibility of the county sheriff and for whom the county is responsible for the provision of medical care. The term includes a person in custody while awaiting arraignment or bond, a pretrial detainee, a convicted person who is awaiting transfer to but has not otherwise become the responsibility of the Department of Corrections, or a person serving his or her sentence in the county jail. (2) INPATIENT. This term as defined in 42 C.F.R. ยง 435.1010, as may be amended. (3) JUVENILE. Any child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court who is detained in a public institution and for whom the county is responsible for the provision of medical care pursuant to Section 12-15-108. (4) MEDICAL INSTITUTION. This term as defined...
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27-21B-10
Section 27-21B-10 Enforcement of health care coverage for certain employers. (a) In any case in which a noncustodial parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health care coverage for such child and the employer of the noncustodial parent is known to the Department of Human Resources, the department shall use the federally required medical support notice to provide notice to the employer of the requirement for employer-based health care coverage for the child through the parent of the child who has been ordered to provide health care coverage for the child unless a court or administrative order stipulates that alternative health care coverage to employer-based coverage is to be provided for a child subject to a Title IV-D child support order. In the case of an employer entered in the directory of new hires pursuant to Section 25-11-5, the department shall send the federal medical support notice to any employer of a noncustodial parent subject to the order within...
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38-12-35
Section 38-12-35 Subsidies - Amount. The amount of a kinship guardianship subsidy shall be determined according to this section and as provided by rules of the department. The subsidy may be paid monthly and the monthly amount may not exceed the monthly foster care maintenance board payment for the child if the child were to remain in the care or custody of the department, without regard to the sources of the funds. No foster care maintenance board payment and kinship subsidy payment shall be paid for the same child for the same period of time. The kinship guardianship subsidy may only be provided for an eligible child. Subject to rules adopted by the department, the subsidy may include up to the federally established amount for nonrecurring expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by the kinship guardian or successor guardian to complete the kinship guardianship or successor guardianship in court. Subsidy payments are subject to the availability of funds and the allocation of...
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38-12-4
Section 38-12-4 Individualized service plan. (a) The department shall determine whether the person is able to care effectively for the foster child by the following methods: (1) Reviewing personal and professional references. (2) Observing during a home visit of the kinship foster parent with household members. (3) Interviewing the kinship foster parent. (b) The department and the kinship foster parent shall develop an individualized service plan for the foster care of the child. The plan shall be periodically reviewed and updated. If the plan includes the use of an approved daycare center or family daycare home, the department shall pay for child care arrangements, according to established rates. (c) The kinship foster parent shall cooperate with any activities specified in the individualized service plan for the foster child, such as counseling, therapy, court sessions, or visits with the foster child's parents or other family members. (d) Whether appointed kinship guardian by the...
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29-2-105
Section 29-2-105 Coordination council - Composition; meetings; duties. (a) The committee shall convene a council composed of the chair of the committee or his or her designee and the commissioner or the commissioner's designee of each department of state government that administers services to children, youth, and their families, including, but not limited to, the Department of Education, the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Public Health, the Medicaid Agency, the Department of Youth Services, the Department of Rehabilitation Services, one member from the Alabama Association of County Directors of Human Resources appointed by that organization, one member from the Alabama Residential Child Care Association appointed by that organization, two members from the Alabama Foster Parent Association appointed by that organization, one member from the Juvenile Court Judges Association appointed by that organization, one guardian ad litem...
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12-15-317
Section 12-15-317 Who may file petition. The Department of Human Resources, any public or private licensed child-placing agency, parent, child, or any interested person may file a petition to terminate the parental rights of a parent or parents of a child. (1) Mandatory filing of petition by the Department of Human Resources. The Department of Human Resources shall be required to file a petition to terminate the parental rights of a parent or parents of a child, or if the petition has been filed by another party, shall seek to be joined as a party to the petition, and, concurrently, to identify, recruit, process, and approve a qualified family for adoption, in the following circumstances: a. In the case of a child who has been in foster care in the custody of the Department of Human Resources for 12 of the most recent 22 months. b. If a child has been abandoned. c. If the parent has committed murder of another child of that parent. d. If the parent has committed manslaughter of another...
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22-9A-19
Section 22-9A-19 Amendment of vital records. (a) A certificate registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the board to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records. (b) A certificate that is amended under this section shall be marked "AMENDED" except as otherwise provided in this section. The date of amendment and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the amendment shall be made a part of the record. Additions or minor corrections may be made to certificates within one year after the date of the event without the certificate being marked "AMENDED." The board shall prescribe by rules the conditions under which additions or minor corrections may be made. (c) Amendment of names on a birth certificate. (1) Until the fifth birthday of the registrant, given names for a child whose birth was recorded without given names may be added to the certificate upon affidavit of both parents, or the mother in the...
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22-9A-8
Section 22-9A-8 Registration of infants of unknown parentage. (a) Whoever assumes the custody of a live-born infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in a manner prescribed by the State Registrar within five days to the Office of Vital Statistics all of the following information: (1) The date and place of finding. (2) Sex, race, and approximate birth date of the child. (3) Name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care. (4) Name given to the child by the custodian of the child. (5) Other data required by rules of the board. (b) The place where the child was found shall be entered as the place of birth. (c) A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the child. (d) If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report registered under this section shall be placed in a special file and shall not be subject to inspection except upon an order of a court of...
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