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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26-17-502
Section 26-17-502 Order for testing. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article and Article
6, the court shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing
if the request for testing is made by a party to the proceeding, the Alabama Department of
Human Resources, or the representative of the child. (b) The Alabama Department of Human Resources
may order genetic testing only in accordance with Section 30-3-197(a)(1). (c) If a request
for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the court or the Alabama Department of
Human Resources may not order in-utero testing. (d) If two or more men are subject to court-ordered
genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially. (Act 2008-376, p.
666, §2.)...
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38-1-3
Section 38-1-3 Legal representative for handling public assistance payments of incompetents.
If any otherwise qualified applicant for or recipient of public assistance appears to be incapable,
physically or mentally, or both, of managing his public assistance payments, and has no legal
guardian, he, his spouse, father, mother, child, brother or sister, with the consent of the
Department of Human Resources, or the Department of Human Resources may petition the probate
judge for the appointment of a legal representative to handle his public assistance payments
only. The petition shall be accompanied by a certificate in writing of a physician which certificate
shall state that the physician upon examination believes the applicant or recipient to be
physically or mentally, or both, incapable of managing his public assistance payments. The
probate judge shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of appointing a competent person as
legal representative after notice of at least 10 days in...
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12-15-402
Section 12-15-402 Authority and procedure. (a) The state, any county, any municipality, or
any governmental department or agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Human
Resources or the Department of Youth Services, or any person, including a parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian, may file a petition in the juvenile court to have any minor or child,
as defined in this chapter, committed to the custody of the department on the basis that the
minor or child is an individual with a mental illness or intellectual disability and, as a
consequence of that mental illness or intellectual disability, poses a real and present threat
of substantial harm to self or to others. (b) The petition shall be verified and filed in
the county in which the minor or child is located or resides, petitioning the juvenile court
to commit the minor or child to the custody of the department. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,
§5-137; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-928; §12-15-90; amended and...
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12-22-194
Section 12-22-194 Report on financial condition of petitioner. The trial court, either before,
after or during said hearing, may designate a probation officer of the court or may designate
the county Department of Human Resources to make inquiry and ascertain facts concerning the
financial condition and ability of defendant or petitioner, and it shall be the duty of such
agencies to investigate and file a written report of its findings with the trial judge. Such
report shall state with certainty any and all sources from which the defendant or petitioner
could be expected to obtain financial aid to pay such fees. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 62,
p. 1930, §5; Acts 1963, No. 525, p. 1129, §5.)...
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26-10-25
Section 26-10-25 Subsidies - Agreements; type; amount; duration; limitation. When parents are
found and approved for adoption of a child certified as eligible for subsidy, and before the
final decree of adoption is issued, there must be a written agreement between the State Department
of Human Resources and the adopting family as to the terms and conditions of the subsidy.
Upon determination of eligibility, adoption subsidies in individual cases may commence at
any time after the adoption placement or at the appropriate time after the adoption decree,
and will vary with the needs of the child and as negotiated with the adoptive parent or parents,
and according to, as well as the availability of, other resources to meet the child's needs.
The subsidy may be for special services only, or for money payments, payment deferred, and
either for a limited period, or for a long term, or for any combination of the foregoing.
The amount of the time-limited or long-term subsidy may in no case...
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26-14-3
Section 26-14-3 Mandatory reporting. (a) All hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, doctors, physicians,
surgeons, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, chiropractors,
podiatrists, physical therapists, nurses, public and private K-12 employees, school teachers
and officials, peace officers, law enforcement officials, pharmacists, social workers, day
care workers or employees, mental health professionals, employees of public and private institutions
of postsecondary and higher education, members of the clergy as defined in Rule 505 of the
Alabama Rules of Evidence, or any other person called upon to render aid or medical assistance
to any child, when the child is known or suspected to be a victim of child abuse or neglect,
shall be required to report orally, either by telephone or direct communication immediately,
and shall be followed by a written report, to a duly constituted authority. (b)(1) When an
initial report is made to a law enforcement official, the...
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30-3D-103
Section 30-3D-103 State tribunal and support enforcement agency. (a) The court of this state
authorized to establish, enforce, or modify a support order or to determine parentage is the
tribunal of this state. (b) The Department of Human Resources is the support enforcement agency
of this state. (Act 2015-284, §1.)...
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30-3D-504
Section 30-3D-504 Immunity from civil liability. An employer that complies with an income-withholding
order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability
to an individual or agency with regard to the employer's withholding of child support from
the obligor's income. (Act 2015-284, §1.)...
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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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