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12-15-321
Section 12-15-321 Periodic review of efforts to achieve adoption of child in custody
of another after parental rights terminated. Where the juvenile court has terminated the parental
rights and has placed legal custody of the child with the Department of Human Resources or
with a public or private licensed child-placing agency, the juvenile court, at least annually,
shall review the circumstances of the child to determine what efforts have been made to achieve
permanency for the child. (Acts 1984, No. 84-261, p. 442, §9; §26-18-9; amended and renumbered
by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §19.)...
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26-14-7.1
Section 26-14-7.1 Due process rights for persons under investigation by department.
Any person who comes under investigation by the Department of Human Resources for the abuse
or neglect of a child or children and who is employed by, serves as a volunteer for, holds
a license or certificate for, or is connected with any facility, agency, or home which cares
for and controls any children and which is licensed, approved, or certified by the state,
operated as a state facility, or any public, private, or religious facility or agency that
may be exempt from licensing procedures shall be granted the following due process rights
by the Department of Human Resources: (1) The department shall notify the alleged perpetrator
that an investigation has commenced against him or her after such investigation has officially
begun in accordance with written policies established by the Department of Human Resources.
The notice shall be in writing and shall state the name of the child or children...
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38-10-50
Section 38-10-50 Definition. As used in this article "foster care trust fund"
means a separate fund established for the purpose of donation of tax deductible funds by individuals,
charitable organizations, institutions, and businesses wishing to assist all children in the
temporary or permanent custody of the department of human resources who are in foster care.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-385, p. 527, §1.)...
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38-12-2
Section 38-12-2 Program established. (a) There is established a Kinship Foster Care
Program in the State Department of Human Resources. (b) When a child has been removed from
his or her home and is in the care, custody, or guardianship of the department, the department
shall attempt to place the child with a relative for kinship foster care. If the relative
is approved by the department to provide foster care services, in accordance with rules and
regulations adopted by the department regarding foster care services, and a placement with
the relative is made, the relative may receive payment for the full foster care rate only
as provided by federal law for the care of the child and any other benefits that might be
available to foster parents, whether in money or in services. Foster care payments shall cease
upon the effective date of the kinship subsidiary payments or as provided by the department.
(c) The department shall establish standards for becoming a kinship foster parent as...
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12-15-320
Section 12-15-320 Dispositions. (a) Termination of parental rights cases shall be given
priority over other cases. The trial on the petition for termination of parental rights shall
be completed within 90 days after service of process has been perfected. The trial court judge
shall enter a final order within 30 days of the completion of the trial. (b) If the juvenile
court determines that the parents of a child are unwilling or unable to act as parents and
terminates their parental rights, it may do the following: (1) Transfer or continue the permanent
legal custody of the child to the Department of Human Resources or to any public or private
licensed child-placing agency able and willing to assume the care and maintenance of the child.
An order of the juvenile court which terminates parental rights and awards permanent legal
custody to the Department of Human Resources or to a licensed child-placing agency shall mean
that the Department of Human Resources or the licensed child-placing...
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26-10A-16
Section 26-10A-16 Petition. (a) A petition for adoption shall be filed with the clerk
of the court within 30 days after the minor is placed with the prospective adoptive parent
or parents for purposes of adoption unless the minor is in custody of the Department of Human
Resources or a licensed child placing agency except that a petition for good cause shown may
be filed beyond the 30-day period. The petition shall be signed, and verified by each petitioner,
and shall allege: (1) The full name, age, and place of residence of each petitioner and, if
married, the place and date of marriage; (2) The date and place of birth of the adoptee, except
in the case of abandonment; (3) The birth name of the adoptee, any other names by which the
adoptee has been known, and the adoptee's proposed new name; (4) Where the adoptee is residing
at the time of the filing of the petition, and if the minor is not in the custody of a petitioner,
when he, she, or they intend to acquire custody; (5) That each...
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38-13-7
Section 38-13-7 Duties of Departments of Public Safety and Human Resources; review of
determinations. (a) Criminal history background information checks shall be performed by the
Department of Public Safety upon request by an employer, child care facility, adult care facility,
or child placing agency authorized to make a request, or the Department of Human Resources.
The Department of Public Safety shall provide a criminal history background check within a
reasonable time of the receipt of the request. National criminal history background checks
shall be requested by the Department of Public Safety from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
within a reasonable time of the request. The Department of Public Safety, upon receipt of
the criminal history background report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall forward
the report to the Department of Human Resources within a reasonable period. (b) Criminal history
background information reports shall be sent from the Department of...
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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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38-1-1
Section 38-1-1 Definitions. As used in this title, the following terms shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section: (1) DEPARTMENT or STATE DEPARTMENT. The
State Department of Human Resources. (2) BOARD or STATE BOARD. The State Board of Human Resources.
(3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources. (4) COUNTY
DEPARTMENT. The department of human resources in each of the 67 counties. (5) COUNTY BOARD.
The county board of human resources. (6) COUNTY DIRECTOR. The director of each county department
of human resources. (7) BLIND ASSISTANCE. Money payments with respect to needy blind persons.
(8) OLD AGE PENSIONS. Money payments with respect to a needy person who has attained the age
of 65 years and who has complied with the requirements of this title. Whenever the term "old
age assistance" is used in the laws of this state, such term shall mean "old age
pensions." (9) DEPENDENT CHILD. Any needy child coming within the definition of "dependent...
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38-10-2
Section 38-10-2 Definitions. (a) As used in this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DEPARTMENT.
The Department of Human Resources of the State of Alabama, including the state and county
departments of human resources. (2) CHILD. A child as described or defined by the Social Security
Act and amendments thereto and by state law. (3) SUPPORT. Support of a minor child and spousal
support when such spousal support is incidental to child support as required by Title IV-D
of the Social Security Act. (4) SUPPORT PROGRAMS. Locating absent parents, establishing paternity,
establishing or modifying support orders, enforcing support orders, collecting support and
related matters as described or defined by the Social Security Act and amendments thereto
and by state law. (5) ADC, AFDC, AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN, and AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT
CHILDREN. Such terms shall have the same meaning and shall refer to the...
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