Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - Alabama
Date: August 2024
STATUTES
Website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama
Citations:
- Adoption: title 26, chapters 10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10E, 10F, 17, 17A
- Child protection: title 26, chapters 14, 15, 16, 18, 19B, 20; title 12, chapter 15, article 7
- Child welfare: title 12, chapter 15, articles 3, 5; title 26, chapter 25, 26; title 38, chapters 12, 12A, 12B, 13, 15
- Guardianship: title 38, chapter 12, article 2
- Indian child welfare: § 30-3B-104
REGULATION/ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Website: https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/
Notes:
See chapter 660, section 5, parts 21, 22, 28–30, 34–37, 39, 46–51.
Regulations for youth and young adults transitioning out of foster care are found in chapters 660-5-48 and 660-5-51. The Indian Child Act can be found in chapter 660-5-36.
AGENCY POLICIES
Website: https://dhr.alabama.gov/family-services/children-and-family-services-policy/
OTHER RESOURCES
Tribal code:
- Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Tribal Code
Alabama Rules of Court