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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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