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26-10A-30
Section 26-10A-30 Grandparent visitation. Post-adoption visitation rights for the natural grandparents
of the adoptee may be granted when the adoptee is adopted by a stepparent, a grandfather,
a grandmother, a brother, a half-brother, a sister, a half-sister, an aunt or an uncle and
their respective spouses, if any. Such visitation rights may be maintained or granted at the
discretion of the court at any time prior to or after the final order of adoption is entered
upon petition by the natural grandparents, if it is in the best interest of the child. (Acts
1990, No. 90-554, p. 912, §29.1.)...
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26-10A-28
Section 26-10A-28 Adoption by other relatives. A grandfather, a grandmother, great-grandfather,
great-grandmother, great-uncle, great-aunt, a brother, or a half-brother, a sister, a half-sister,
an aunt or an uncle of the first degree and their respective spouses, if any may adopt a minor
grandchild, a minor brother, a minor half-brother, a minor sister, a minor half-sister, a
minor nephew, a minor niece, a minor great-grandchild, a minor great niece or a minor great
nephew, according to the provisions of this chapter, except that: (1) Before the filing of
the petition for adoption, the adoptee must have resided for a period of one year with the
petitioner, unless this filing provision is waived by the court for good cause shown; (2)
No investigation under Section 26-10A-19 shall occur unless otherwise directed by the court;
and (3) No report of fees and charges under Section 26-10A-23 shall be made unless ordered
by the court. (Acts 1990, No. 90-554, p. 912, §28.)...
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26-10A-17
Section 26-10A-17 Notice of petition. (a) Unless service has been previously waived, notice
of pendency of the adoption proceeding shall be served by the petitioner on: (1) Any person,
agency, or institution whose consent or relinquishment is required by Section 26-10A-7, unless
parental rights have been terminated pursuant to Section 12-15-319. (2) The legally appointed
custodian or guardian of the adoptee. (3) The spouse of any petitioner who has not joined
in the petition. (4) The spouse of the adoptee. (5) The surviving parent or parents of a deceased
parent of the adoptee unless parental rights have been terminated pursuant to Section 12-15-319.
(6) Any person known to the petitioners as currently having physical custody of the adoptee,
excluding foster parents or other private licensed agencies, or having visitation rights with
the adoptee under an existing court order. (7) The agency or individual authorized to investigate
the adoption under Section 26-10A-19. (8) Any other...
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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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26-10A-31
Section 26-10A-31 Confidentiality of records, hearing; parties. (a) After the petition is filed
and prior to the entry of the final decree, the records in adoption proceedings shall be open
to inspection only by the petitioner or his or her attorney, the investigator appointed under
Section 26-10A-19, any attorney appointed for the adoptee under Section 26-10A-22, and any
attorney retained by or appointed to represent the adoptee. Such records shall be open to
other persons only upon order of court for good cause shown. (b) All hearings in adoption
proceedings shall be confidential and shall be held in closed court without admittance of
any person other than interested parties and their counsel, except with leave of court. (c)
After the final decree of adoption has been entered, all papers, pleadings, and other documents
pertaining to the adoption shall be sealed, kept as a permanent record of the court, and withheld
from inspection except as otherwise provided in this section and in...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section 15-3-5,
the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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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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26-10A-10
Section 26-10A-10 Persons whose consents or relinquishments are not required. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 26-10A-7, the consent or relinquishment of the following persons
shall not be required for an adoption: (1) A parent whose rights with reference to the adoptee
have been terminated by operation of law in accordance with the Alabama Child Protection Act,
Sections 26-18-1 through 26-18-10; (2) A parent who has been adjudged incompetent pursuant
to law or a parent whom the court finds to be mentally incapable of consenting or relinquishing
and whose mental disability is likely to continue for so long a period that it would be detrimental
to the adoptee to delay adoption until restoration of the parent's competency or capacity.
The court must appoint independent counsel or a guardian ad litem for an incompetent parent
for whom there has been no such prior appointment; (3) A parent who has relinquished his or
her minor child to the Department of Human Resources or a...
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26-10A-2
Section 26-10A-2 Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the following meaning
whenever used in this chapter except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) ABANDONMENT. A voluntary and intentional relinquishment of the custody of a minor by parent,
or a withholding from the minor, without good cause or excuse, by the parent, of his or her
presence, care, love, protection, maintenance, or the opportunity for the display of filial
affection, or the failure to claim the rights of a parent, or the failure to perform the duties
of a parent. (2) ADOPTEE. The person being adopted. (3) ADULT. A person who is 19 years of
age or older or who by statute is otherwise deemed an adult. (4) CONSENT. Voluntarily agreeing
to adoption. (5) FATHER. A male person who is the biological father of the minor or is treated
by law as the father. (6) LICENSED CHILD PLACING AGENCY. Any adoption agency that is licensed
under the provisions of the Alabama Child Care Act of 1971...
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40-18-15
Section 40-18-15 Deductions for individuals generally. (a) No deduction shall be allowed for
any losses, expenses, or interest deferred or disallowed pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 267 or for
any cost required to be capitalized in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 263A; otherwise, there
shall be allowed as deductions: (1) All ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during
the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business, as determined in accordance with 26
U.S.C. § 162. (2) Interest paid or accrued within the taxable year on indebtedness, limited
to the amount allowable as an interest deduction for federal income tax purposes in the corresponding
tax year or period pursuant to the provisions of 26 U.S.C. §§ 163, 264, and 265. (3) The
following taxes paid or accrued within the taxable year: a. Income taxes, Federal Insurance
Contribution Act taxes, taxes on self-employment income and estate and gift taxes imposed
by authority of the United States or any possession of the United...
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