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38-12-31
Section 38-12-31 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)
There exists in this state a number of children who cannot reside with their parents, legal
guardians, or legal custodians because of such parents', legal guardians', or custodians'
incapacity or inability to perform the regular and expected functions of care and support
of the children and family care and who thereby come to the attention of juvenile court and
into the care and custody of the Department of Human Resources. (2) An increasing number of
relatives, including grandparents, find themselves wanting to provide care to related foster
children on a long-term basis to prevent the children from remaining in foster care with unrelated
caregivers yet these relatives are either unable or unwilling to seek termination of the legal
relationships between the parent and the child, particularly when it is the caregiver's own
child or sibling who is the parent. (3) It is in the public interest to...
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30-3-195
Section 30-3-195 State Disbursement Unit. (a) The state Title IV-D agency shall establish and
operate a unit, which shall be known as the State Disbursement Unit, for the collection and
disbursement of payments made under support orders as follows: (1) In all cases being enforced
by the state pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. (2) In all cases not being
enforced by the state Title IV-D agency in which the support order is initially issued in
the state on or after January 1, 1994, and in which the income of the noncustodial parent
is subject to withholding under state law. (b) The State Disbursement Unit shall be operated
directly by the state Title IV-D agency or by a contractor responsible directly to the state
Title IV-D agency. (c) The responsibilities of the State Disbursement Unit shall include the
following: (1) Receipt of payments from parents, employers, and other states' agencies, and
for disbursements to custodial parents and other obligees, the state agency,...
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26-1-4
Section 26-1-4 Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to provide criminal conviction information
on applicants for positions involving child care and treatment; such information to be confidential;
applicant to be denied status if has felony conviction; children may be removed from home.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, upon request to the Alabama
State Law Enforcement Agency, by the Department of Human Resources, or by any other youth
service agency approved by the department, such center shall provide information to the department
or an approved agency concerning the felony criminal conviction record in this or another
state of an applicant for a paid or voluntary position, including one established by contract,
whose primary duty is the care or treatment of children, including applicants for adoption
or foster parents. All information, including any criminal conviction record, procured by
the department or an approved agency shall be confidential and...
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30-3-161
Section 30-3-161 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, unless the context requires a different definition: (1) CHANGE
OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE. A change of the residence of a child whose custody has been determined
by a prior court order, whether or not accompanied by a change of the residence of a person
entitled to custody of the child, with the intent that such change shall be permanent in nature
and not amounting to a temporary absence of the child from his or her principal residence.
(2) CHILD. A minor child as defined by subdivision (2) of Section 30-3B-102. As used in this
article, the term may include the singular and the plural. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating...
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30-3B-102
Section 30-3B-102 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ABANDONED. Left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision.
(2) CHILD. An individual who has not attained 19 years of age. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other
monetary obligation of an individual. (4) CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDING. A proceeding in a court
in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue.
The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship,
paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from domestic violence, in which
the issue may appear. The term does not include a court...
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38-9-6
Section 38-9-6 Protective placement or other protective services. (a) An interested person
may petition the court to order protective placement or other protective services for an adult
in need of protective services. No protective placement or other protective services may be
ordered unless there is a determination by the court that the person is unable to provide
for his or her own protection from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional
abuse. Upon a petition, setting forth the facts and name, age, sex, and residence of the person,
the court of the circuit in which the person resides shall appoint a day, not more than 30
days from the filing of the petition, for the hearing on the petition. If, on the hearing
of a petition, the person is not represented by counsel, the court shall appoint a guardian
ad litem to represent him or her. A jury of six persons shall be impanelled for the hearing
to serve as the trier of facts. (b) Costs of court proceedings under this...
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30-3-191
Section 30-3-191 Definitions. When used in Sections 30-3-191 to 30-3-199, inclusive, the following
words shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCOUNT. A demand deposit account, checking or
negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, or money-market
mutual fund account. (2) BUSINESS DAY. A day on which state offices are open for regular business.
(3) COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE. A license issued to an individual that authorizes the individual
to drive a motor vehicle as part of conducting business. (4) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Information
provided by a service applicant or recipient or obtained from other sources about him or her
which may be released only as required by court order or state or federal law. (5) COURT.
A court of competent jurisdiction or administrative agency having the authority to issue and
enforce support orders. (6) DATA MATCH. An automated process of matching specified information
from the financial records of financial institutions...
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30-5-5
Section 30-5-5 Standing to file sworn petition for protection order; disclosure of information;
costs and fees. (a) The following persons have standing to file a sworn petition for a protection
order under this chapter as a plaintiff: (1) A person who is at least 18 years old or is otherwise
emancipated and is the victim of abuse, as defined in Section 30-5-2, or has reasonable cause
to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of any act of abuse. (2)
A parent, legal guardian, next friend, court-appointed guardian ad litem, or the State Department
of Human Resources may petition for relief on behalf of the following: a. A minor child. b.
Any person prevented by physical or mental incapacity from seeking a protection order. (b)
Standardized petitions for actions pursuant to this chapter shall be made available through
the circuit clerks' offices around the state. The circuit clerk shall not provide assistance
to persons in completing the forms or in presenting...
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38-12-32
Section 38-12-32 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CAREGIVER. An individual 21 years of age or older, other than a child's parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian who is an approved foster parent, who is a relative of
the child, and who has been providing care and support for the child while the child has been
residing in the caregiver's home for at least the last six consecutive months while in the
legal custody of the Department of Human Resources, a designated official for a child-placing
agency, or a successor guardian. (2) CHILD. An individual under 18 years of age who is in
foster care with the caregiver and over whom a court has exercised continuing jurisdiction.
(3) COURT. The juvenile court. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources. (5) KINSHIP
GUARDIAN. A caregiver who is willing to assume care of a child because of parental incapacity
of a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other dependency...
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40-2A-4
Section 40-2A-4 Taxpayers' bill of rights. (a) Rights of the taxpayer. (1) For purposes of
this subsection and subsections (c) and (d), the term "department" shall include
the Department of Revenue, a self-administered county or municipality, or a private examining
or collecting firm, depending on whether the Department of Revenue, a self-administered county
or municipality, or private examining or collecting firm is conducting the examination of
the taxpayer. (2) At or before the commencement of an examination of the books and records
of a taxpayer, the department shall provide to the taxpayer the current version of Publication
1A. Publication 1A shall provide, in simple and non-technical terms, a statement of the taxpayer's
rights. Those rights include the right to be represented during an examination, an explanation
of their appeal rights, and the right to know the criteria and procedures used to select taxpayers
for an examination. (3) At or before the issuance of a preliminary...
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