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Code of Alabama - Title 26: Infants And Incompetents - Chapter 1 - Child Protection
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- Section 26-18-1 Short title
This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "1984 Child Protection Act." ...
- Section 26-18-2 Purpose; precedence of appeals
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide meaningful guidelines to be used by the juvenile court in cases involving the termination of ...
- Section 26-18-3 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: ...
- Section 26-18-4 Applicability of Rules of Juvenile Procedure; allegation and proof of ability to assume custody of child
Unless otherwise provided herein, proceedings to terminate parental rights shall be governed by Title 12, Chapter 15, Article 3 and by the Alabama Rules ...
- Section 26-18-5 Who may file petition
(a) A petition may be filed by the Department of Human Resources, any public or private licensed child-placing agency or parent, with permission of ...
- Section 26-18-6 Service of process
(a) This section shall be known and cited as the "Child Abandonment Act." (b) Except as otherwise provided by the Alabama Rules of Juvenile ...
- Section 26-18-7 Grounds for termination of parental rights; factors considered; presumption arising from abandonment
(a) If the court finds from clear and convincing evidence, competent, material, and relevant in nature, that the parents of a child are unable ...
- Section 26-18-8 Transfer of custody
If the court determines that the parents of a child are incapable to act as parents and terminates their parental rights, it may: (1) ...
- Section 26-18-9 Periodic review of efforts to achieve adoption of child in custody of another after parental rights terminated
Where the court has terminated the rights and responsibilities of the parents and has placed custody of the child with the department or with ...
- Section 26-18-10 Authority of one in custody to place child for adoption or consent to adoption
Upon the court's termination of parental rights and placement of custody of a child with any agency, person or department, any such agency, person ...
- Section 26-18-11 Applicability
The provisions of Sections 26-18-5 and 26-18-7 as amended by Act 98-370, regarding termination of parental rights petitions required to be filed by the ...
Last modified: August 6, 2008
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