26-17-201
Section 26-17-201 Establishment of parent-child relationship. (a) The mother-child relationship
may be established between a woman and a child by: (1) the woman's having given birth to the
child; (2) an adjudication of the woman's maternity; or (3) adoption of the child by the woman.
(b) The father-child relationship may be established between a man and a child by: (1) an
unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under Section 26-17-204; (2) an
effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under Article 3, unless the acknowledgment
has been rescinded or successfully challenged; (3) an adjudication of the man's paternity;
(4) adoption of the child by the man; or (5) the man's having consented to assisted reproduction
by a woman under Article 7 which resulted in the birth of the child. (Act 2008-376, p. 666,
§2.)...
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30-3-4.2
Section 30-3-4.2 Grandparent visitation. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words have the following meanings: (1) GRANDPARENT. The parent of a parent, whether the relationship
is created biologically or by adoption. (2) HARM. A finding by the court, by clear and convincing
evidence, that without court-ordered visitation by the grandparent, the child's emotional,
mental, or physical well-being has been, could reasonably be, or would be jeopardized. (b)
A grandparent may file an original action in a circuit court where his or her grandchild resides
or any other court exercising jurisdiction with respect to the grandchild or file a motion
to intervene in any action when any court in this state has before it any issue concerning
custody of the grandchild, including a domestic relations proceeding involving the parent
or parents of the grandchild, for reasonable visitation rights with respect to the grandchild
if any of the following circumstances exist: (1) An action for...
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12-15-322
Section 12-15-322 Authority of one in custody to place child for adoption or consent to adoption.
Upon the termination of parental rights by the juvenile court and placement of permanent custody
of a child with any agency or department, the agency or department may place the child for
adoption or consent to the adoption of the child. (Acts 1984, No. 84-261, p. 442, §10; §26-18-10;
amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §19.)...
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26-10A-33
Section 26-10A-33 Crime to place children for adoption. Only a parent, a parent of a deceased
parent, or a relative of the degree of relationship specified in Section 26-10A-28, the Department
of Human Resources or a licensed child placing agency, or an agency approved by the Department
of Human Resources may place a minor for adoption. No person or entity other than the Department
of Human Resources or a licensed child placing agency shall engage in the business of placing
minors for adoption. Any person or entity making more than two unrelated placements of minors
for adoption within the preceding twelve-month period shall be deemed to be in the business
of placing minors for adoption. Any other person who places a minor for adoption is guilty,
upon the first conviction, of a Class A misdemeanor and upon subsequent convictions is guilty
of a Class C felony. This section does not intend to make it unlawful for any person not engaged
in the business of placing minors for adoption to...
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38-7-15
Section 38-7-15 Conditions precedent to bringing child into state for purposes of adoption
or placement in child-care facility. (a) No person or agency shall bring or send any child
into the State of Alabama for the purpose of placing him or procuring his adoption or placing
him in any child-care facility, as defined herein, without first obtaining the consent of
the department. The department shall have the power to impose and enforce reasonable conditions
precedent to the granting of such consent. Such conditions shall be for the purpose of providing
the same care and protection for the child coming into the State of Alabama for placement
or adoption as are afforded to a child who is born in the State of Alabama, and such conditions
shall include the following: (1) The department shall be authorized to designate an agency
in another state from which said child is being brought or sent, or in which said child's
parents or guardian may be found, to interview said parent or parents or...
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26-10A-29
Section 26-10A-29 Name and status of adoptee. (a) The adoptee shall take the name designated
by the petitioner. After adoption, the adoptee shall be treated as the natural child of the
adopting parent or parents and shall have all rights and be subject to all of the duties arising
from that relation, including the right of inheritance. (b) Upon the final decree of adoption,
the natural parents of the adoptee, except for a natural parent who is the spouse of the adopting
parent are relieved of all parental responsibility for the adoptee and will have no parental
rights over the adoptee. (Acts 1990, No. 90-554, p. 912, §29.)...
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12-15-211
Section 12-15-211 Suspension of proceedings and continuation of cases under terms and conditions
agreed to by parties. (a) The juvenile court may suspend delinquency or child in need of supervision
proceedings pursuant to a consent decree. The terms and conditions of the consent decree shall
be agreed to by the child and his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian. The consent
decree shall be entered at any time after the filing of a delinquency or child in need of
supervision petition and before the entry of an adjudication order. The child and his or her
parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised of their rights, including the
right to counsel. (b) Where an objection is made by the prosecutor, the juvenile court, after
considering the objection and the reasons therefor, shall proceed to determine whether it
is appropriate to enter a consent decree. (c) A consent decree shall remain in force for six
months unless the child is discharged sooner by the...
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26-11-3
Section 26-11-3 Procedure for change of name of child upon petition by father generally; notification
of mother and child; filing of response; appointment of guardian ad litem; hearing; issuance
of order by court; certification of minutes of court to Center for Health Statistics, etc.
(a) The father may petition at the time of filing the declaration of legitimation or at any
time subsequent to the determination of legitimation to change the name of such child, stating
in his declaration the name it is then known by and the name he wishes it afterwards to have.
Such petition shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the father's residence
or the child's residence. (b) Upon the filing of the petition for name change, notice shall
be given to the child's mother and to the child as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil
Procedure. Notice may be waived as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. The child's
mother shall, within 30 days after receiving notice, file her...
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30-4-50
Section 30-4-50 Definitions. The word "parent" or "parents," as used in
this article, shall include the natural legal parent or parents, or other persons who shall
have legally acquired the custody of such child or children, and the father of such child
or children, though born out of lawful wedlock. (Code 1923, §4479; Code 1940, T. 34, §89.)...

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26-10A-13
Section 26-10A-13 Time of consent or relinquishment; filing with court. (a) A consent or relinquishment
may be taken at any time, except that once signed or confirmed, may be withdrawn within five
days after birth or within five days after signing of the consent or relinquishment, whichever
comes last. (b) Consent or relinquishment can be withdrawn if the court finds that the withdrawal
is reasonable under the circumstances and consistent with the best interest of the child within
14 days after the birth of the child or within 14 days after signing of the consent or relinquishment,
whichever comes last. (c) All consents or relinquishments required by this act shall be filed
with the court in which the petition for adoption is pending before the final decree of adoption
is entered. (Acts 1990, No. 90-554, p. 912, §13.)...
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