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26-10A-5
Section 26-10A-5 Who may adopt. (a) Any adult person or husband and wife jointly who are adults
may petition the court to adopt a minor. (1) No rule or regulation of the Department of Human
Resources shall prevent an adoption by a person solely because the person is employed outside
the home, provided however, the Department of Human Resources may exercise sound discretion
in requiring the person to remain in the home with a minor for a reasonable period of time
when a particular minor requires the presence of that person to ensure his or her adjustment.
Provided, however, the reasonable period of time shall not exceed 60 consecutive calendar
days. (2) No rule or regulation of the Department of Human Resources or any agency shall prevent
an adoption by a single person solely because such person is single or shall prevent an adoption
solely because such person is of a certain age. (3) Provided however, in cases, where one
who purports to be the biological father marries the biological...
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26-10C-1
Section 26-10C-1 Registration of putative fathers; notice of intent to claim paternity; release
of information. (a) The Department of Human Resources shall establish a putative father registry
which shall record the names, Social Security number, date of birth, and addresses of the
following: (1) Any person adjudicated by a court of this state to be the father of a child
born out of wedlock. (2) Any person who has filed with the registry before or after the birth
of a child born out of wedlock, a notice of intent to claim paternity of the child, which
includes the information required in subsection (c) below. (3) Any person adjudicated by a
court of another state or territory of the United States to be the father of a child born
out of wedlock, where a certified copy of the court order has been filed with the registry
by the person or any other person. (4) Any person who has filed with the registry an instrument
acknowledging paternity pursuant to Sections 26-11-1 to 26-11-3,...
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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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26-10A-7
Section 26-10A-7 Persons whose consents or relinquishment are required. (a) Consent to the
petitioner's adoption or relinquishment for adoption to the Department of Human Resources
or a licensed child placing agency shall be required of the following: (1) The adoptee, if
14 years of age or older, except where the court finds that the adoptee does not have the
mental capacity to give consent; (2) The adoptee's mother; (3) The adoptee's presumed father,
regardless of paternity, if: a. He and the adoptee's mother are or have been married to each
other and the adoptee was born during the marriage, or within 300 days after the marriage
was terminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or divorce, or after a decree
of separation was entered by a court; or b. Before the adoptee's birth, he and the adoptee's
mother have attempted to marry each other by a marriage solemnized in apparent compliance
with law, although the attempted marriage is or could be declared invalid, and, 1. If...
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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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38-13-2
Section 38-13-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age and older. (2) ADULT CARE FACILITY.
A person or entity holding a Department of Human Resources license or approval or certification
to provide care, including foster care, for adults. (3) APPLICANT. A person or entity who
submits an application for license as a child care or adult care facility to the Department
of Human Resources or a child placing agency, or an application for employment or for a volunteer
position to a Department of Human Resources licensed child care or adult care facility. With
regard to child care and adult care facilities in a home setting, the term includes an adult
household member whose residence is in the home. The term also includes an individual who
submits an application for a volunteer position or for employment with the Department of Human
Resources in a position in which the person has unsupervised...
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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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12-15-314
Section 12-15-314 Dispositions for dependent children. (a) If a child is found to be dependent,
the juvenile court may make any of the following orders of disposition to protect the welfare
of the child: (1) Permit the child to remain with the parent, legal guardian, or other legal
custodian of the child, subject to conditions and limitations as the juvenile court may prescribe.
(2) Place the child under protective supervision under the Department of Human Resources.
(3) Transfer legal custody to any of the following: a. The Department of Human Resources.
b. A local public or private agency, organization, or facility willing and able to assume
the education, care, and maintenance of the child and which is licensed by the Department
of Human Resources or otherwise authorized by law to receive and provide care for the child.
c. A relative or other individual who, after study by the Department of Human Resources, is
found by the juvenile court to be qualified to receive and care for the...
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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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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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