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26-10A-15
Section 26-10A-15 Surrender of custody of minor under age of majority. (a) No health facility
shall surrender the physical custody of an adoptee to any person other than the Department
of Human Resources, a licensed child placing agency, parent, relative by blood or marriage,
or person having legal custody, unless such surrender is authorized in a writing executed
after the birth of the adoptee by one of the adoptee's parents or agency or the person having
legal custody of the adoptee. (b) A health facility shall report to the Department of Human
Resources on forms supplied by the department, the name and address of any person and, in
the case of a person acting as an agent for an organization, the name and address of the organization
to whose physical custody an adoptee is surrendered. Such report shall be transmitted to the
department within 48 hours from the surrendering of custody. (c) No adoptee shall be placed
with the petitioners prior to the completion of a pre-placement...
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30-3-151
Section 30-3-151 Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) JOINT CUSTODY. Joint legal custody and joint physical custody.
(2) JOINT LEGAL CUSTODY. Both parents have equal rights and responsibilities for major decisions
concerning the child, including, but not limited to, the education of the child, health care,
and religious training. The court may designate one parent to have sole power to make certain
decisions while both parents retain equal rights and responsibilities for other decisions.
(3) JOINT PHYSICAL CUSTODY. Physical custody is shared by the parents in a way that assures
the child frequent and substantial contact with each parent. Joint physical custody does not
necessarily mean physical custody of equal durations of time. (4) SOLE LEGAL CUSTODY. One
parent has sole rights and responsibilities to make major decisions concerning the child,
including, but not limited to, the education of the child, health care,...
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13A-13-6
Section 13A-13-6 Endangering welfare of child. (a) A man or woman commits the crime of endangering
the welfare of a child when: (1) He or she knowingly directs or authorizes a child less than
16 years of age to engage in an occupation involving a substantial risk of danger to his life
or health; or (2) He or she, as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the
care or custody of a child less than 18 years of age, fails to exercise reasonable diligence
in the control of such child to prevent him or her from becoming a "dependent child"
or a "delinquent child," as defined in Section 12-15-1. (b) A person does not commit
an offense under Section 13A-13-4 or this section for the sole reason he provides a child
under the age of 19 years or a dependent spouse with remedial treatment by spiritual means
alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination
by a duly accredited practitioner thereof in lieu of medical treatment. (c)...
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21-1-12
Section 21-1-12 Lists of deaf and blind children within counties; enforcement of attendance
of children eligible for benefits of school. It shall be the duty of the county superintendent
of education in each county of Alabama to furnish annually to the attendance officer of his
county and the president of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind a list of the deaf and
blind children of his county with the name, sex, age, and address of each, together with the
name and address of the parent or guardian of each child, such information to be secured from
the school census enumeration books of the county or from any other reliable source, and the
attendance officer shall visit the home of each child not later than five days after the opening
date of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, as published by the president of this institution
by giving written notice to each county superintendent of education and each city superintendent
of education in Alabama. If it is found that any child...
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38-13-4
Section 38-13-4 Mandatory criminal history check notice; suitability determinations; checks
on subsequent activity. (a) Every employer, child care facility, adult care facility, the
Department of Human Resources, and child placing agency required to obtain a criminal history
background information check pursuant to this chapter shall obtain, prior to or upon the date
of employment, or issuance of a license or approval or renewal thereof, and maintain in the
agency or personnel file, a request with written consent for the criminal history background
information check and a statement signed by the applicant, volunteer, or employee indicating
whether he or she has ever been convicted of a crime, and if so, fully disclosing all convictions.
The statement shall include a notice and questionnaire the same as or similar to the following:
(1) MANDATORY CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK NOTICE: Alabama law requires that a criminal history
background information check be conducted on all persons who hold a...
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12-15-221
Section 12-15-221 Modification, extension or termination of orders of custody or probation
generally. (a) An order awarding legal custody or an order of probation made by the juvenile
court in the case of a child may be modified, revoked, or extended on motion by: (1) A child,
whose legal custody has been transferred to a department, institution, agency, or person,
requesting the juvenile court for a modification or termination of the order, alleging that
the child is no longer in need of placement or probation and the department, institution,
agency, or person has denied application for release of the child or has failed to act upon
the application within a reasonable time; or (2) A department, institution, agency, or person
vested with legal custody or responsibility for probation, requesting the juvenile court for
a modification, an extension, or a termination of the order on the grounds that the action
is in the best interests of the child or necessary to safeguard the welfare of...
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12-15-122
Section 12-15-122 Issuance and service of summonses generally; waiver of service of summonses.
(a) After a petition alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency has been
filed, the juvenile court shall direct the issuance of summonses to be directed to the child
if he or she is 12 or more years of age, to the parents, legal guardian, or other legal custodian,
and to other persons who appear to the juvenile court to be proper or necessary parties to
the proceedings, requiring them to appear personally before the juvenile court at the time
fixed to answer or testify as to the allegations of the petition. Where the legal custodian
is summoned, the parent or legal guardian, or both, shall also be served with a summons. (b)
A copy of the petition shall be attached to each summons. (c) The summons shall direct the
parents, legal guardian, or other legal custodian having the custody or control of the child
to bring him or her to the hearing. (d) An adult who is a party may...
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32-6-7.2
Section 32-6-7.2 Restrictions on issuance to persons under 18 years of age (a) A person who
is under the age of 18 may not apply for a Stage II restricted regular driver's license until
the person has held a Stage I learner's license issued pursuant to Section 32-6-8 or a comparable
license issued by another state for at least a six-month period. (b) In addition to any other
requirements of this chapter, if the applicant for a driver's license is 16 years of age,
he or she shall submit to the Department of Public Safety the following: (1) A verification
form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed by a parent or legal guardian, or
a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, consenting to the licensure
of the applicant. (2) A verification form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed
by a parent, legal guardian, a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian,
or a licensed or certified driving instructor, certifying that the applicant...
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40-18-360
Section 40-18-360 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Revenue of the State of Alabama.
(2) PRIVATE ADOPTION. An adoption through a private agency in which the adoptive parent(s)
reside in Alabama. (3) QUALIFIED FOSTER CHILD. Any individual who: a. is in the permanent
legal custody of the Alabama Department of Human Resources; and/or b. is placed in a licensed
or approved foster home by the Alabama Department of Human Resources for the purpose of adoption
pursuant to an approved case plan. (Act 2014-413, p. 1517, §1; Act 2018-549, §1.)...
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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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