Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - Alabama

Date: May 2021

Statutes

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Citations:

Adoption: title 26, chapters 10, 10A, 10B, 10C
Child protection: title 26, chapters 14, 15, 16, 18, 20; title 12, chapter 15, article 7
Child welfare: title 12, chapter 15, articles 3, 5; title 26, chapter 25; title 38, chapters 12, 12A, 12B, 13
Guardianship: title 38, chapter 12, article 2
Indian child welfare: § 30-3B-104

Regulation/Policy

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Notes:

See chapter 660, section 5, parts 21, 22, 28-30, 34-37, 39, 46-51.

Regulations for youth transitioning out of foster care are found in chapters 660-5-48 and 660-5-51.

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Other Resources

Alabama Rules of Court

Tribal code available online: Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Tribal Code