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AL Code § 26-8-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 8 - Removal of Person or Property of Minors and Wards.|Article 3 - Removal to Another State.|Section 26-8-49 - Sale of Property to Effect Removal Thereof From State - Application for Order of Sale.

Section 26-8-49Sale of property to effect removal thereof from state - Application for order of sale. The application for such order of sale must be in writing, verified by affidavit, must describe the property sought to be sold and must state the facts showing that the interest of the minor or incapacitated person would be promoted by the proposed sale. (Code 1896, §2383; Code 1907, §4473; Code 1923, §8246; Code 1940, T. 21, §118; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-8-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 8 - Removal of Person or Property of Minors and Wards.|Article 3 - Removal to Another State.|Section 26-8-50 - Sale of Property to Effect Removal Thereof From State - Proceedings Under Application; Appointment, Powers, etc., of Commissioner for Conduct of Sale.

Section 26-8-50Sale of property to effect removal thereof from state - Proceedings under application; appointment, powers, etc., of commissioner for conduct of sale. The court, in the order of sale, must appoint a suitable person commissioner to make the sale and, except as otherwise provided in this article, the authority and duty of such commissioner is the same as that of a conservator authorized to sell property of a minor or ward for reinvestment. If the commissioner so appointed fails to act or to complete the sale, another may be appointed at any time by an order of the court. (Code 1896, §2384; Code 1907, §4474; Code 1923, §8247; Code 1940, T. 21, §119; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-8-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 8 - Removal of Person or Property of Minors and Wards.|Article 3 - Removal to Another State.|Section 26-8-51 - Sale of Property to Effect Removal Thereof From State - Disposition of Proceeds From Sale; Compensation of Commissioner.

Section 26-8-51Sale of property to effect removal thereof from state - Disposition of proceeds from sale; compensation of commissioner. The commissioner must, as soon as practicable after the receipt of the purchase money for the property sold by him or her, pay the same to the judge of probate or register or clerk, as the case may be, of the court ordering the sale, and such money must be retained and safely kept by such judge or register or clerk until the sale has been duly confirmed or vacated. If the sale is vacated, the purchase money must be, by such judge or register or clerk, returned to the purchaser. If the sale is confirmed, such money must be by such officer paid over to the foreign conservator entitled to receive the same, after deducting therefrom the costs and expenses attending the sale, including compensation to the commissioner in the amount of two and one-half percent upon the proceeds of such sale, but in no case more than $100. (Code 1896, §2385; Code 1907, §4475; Code 1923, §8248; Code 1940, T. 21, §120; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-8-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 8 - Removal of Person or Property of Minors and Wards.|Article 3 - Removal to Another State.|Section 26-8-52 - Foreign Conservator to Execute and Deliver Receipts for Money or Property Removed From State.

Section 26-8-52Foreign conservator to execute and deliver receipts for money or property removed from state. When a foreign conservator receives any money or property to be removed to another state under any of the provisions of this article, he or she shall execute and deliver to the person or officer from whom he or she receives such money or property receipts therefor, in duplicate, one of which must be by such person or officer duly forwarded by mail to the presiding officer of the court from which such conservator received his or her appointment. (Code 1896, §2386; Code 1907, §4476; Code 1923, §8249; Code 1940, T. 21, §121; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-10-4.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-10-4.1 - Fee for Investigation Services Involving Adoption; Disposition of Moneys Received.

Section 26-10-4.1Fee for investigation services involving adoption; disposition of moneys received. (a) The State Department of Human Resources shall charge and collect a fee in the amount of $300.00 for investigation services they perform in cases involving adoption, provided, however, that in those adoption proceedings in which an investigation is specifically not required by statute because the petitioner is a stepfather, stepmother, or closely related relative, no fee shall be charged for investigation services. This fee shall not apply to investigation services for cases in which a child was placed for adoption by the State Department of Human Resources, in cases in which a child was placed for adoption as a result of or pursuant to a court order in which parental rights in the child were terminated or in cases in which the investigative services were performed by a licensed child-placing agency. The Department of Human Resources may waive this fee in the case of an indigent and for other good cause shown. (b) All investigation services fees received pursuant to this section shall be received by the State Department of Human Resources and shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State General Fund. (Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-733, p. 136, §§1, 2; Acts 1990, No. 90-554, p. 912, §36.)
AL Code § 26-10-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-20 - Short Title.

Section 26-10-20Short title. This article should be known and may be cited as the Alabama Subsidized Adoption Act. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §8.)
AL Code § 26-10-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-21 - Purpose of Article.

Section 26-10-21Purpose of article. The purpose of this article is to supplement the Alabama adoption statutes by making possible through public financial subsidy the most appropriate adoption of each child certified by the State Department of Human Resources as requiring a subsidy to assure adoption. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §1.)
AL Code § 26-10-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-22 - Definitions.

Section 26-10-22Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) ADOPTION SUBSIDY. A money payment, services, deferred payment, or any combination thereof that is provided to a child with special needs or circumstances after submission of an application to the department. (2) AGENCY. The department or a child welfare agency which is authorized in its license issued by the department to place children for adoption. (3) APPLICATION. The submission to the department of a complete application as defined by the department with documentation of the child's special needs. (4) CHILD. An individual under 19 years of age, or an individual 19 or 20 years of age and eligible for Title IV-E Federal Funding, who is:  a. in the care or custody, or both, of the department, or a public or voluntary licensed child-placing agency, b. legally free for adoption and c. in special need or circumstances because he or she is not likely to be adopted by reason of one or more, or a combination of, the following conditions, such as: 1. Physical or mental disability. 2. Emotional disturbance. 3. Recognized high risk of physical or mental disease. 4. Age as determined by the department. 5. Sibling relationship. 6. Racial or ethnic factors. (5) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources. (6) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. A developmental disability as diagnosed by a licensed medical doctor or qualified mental health professional. (7) EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. An emotional condition which impedes the child's ordinary developmental progress as diagnosed by a licensed medical doctor or qualified mental health professional. (8) EMOTIONAL TIES. Includes all of the following: a. Identification of the child as a member of the foster family. b. Identification by the foster family of the child as belonging to that family. c. The likelihood that the child will not establish significant emotional placement ties to another family if he or she is denied permanent placement with the foster family. (9) HIGH RISK OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISEASE. A potentially debilitating condition as diagnosed by a licensed medical doctor or qualified mental health professional. (10) MENTAL DISABILITY. A condition which is characterized by impaired intellectual development and impedes the ability to function independently as diagnosed by a licensed medical doctor or qualified mental health professional. (11) PHYSICAL DISABILITY. One of the following conditions: a. A chronically debilitating, progressive, or fatal disease which requires assistance for the child in activities of daily living. b. The requirement of assistance of another person or mechanical device for movement from place to place. (12) RACIAL OR ETHNIC FACTORS. Black, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, or other heritage which may prevent a child from being adopted. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §2; Act 2011-557, p. 1041, §1.)
AL Code § 26-10-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-23 - Administration of Subsidization Program; Provision for Funds.

Section 26-10-23Administration of subsidization program; provision for funds. The State Department of Human Resources shall establish and administer an ongoing program of subsidized adoption. Subsidies and services for children under this program shall be provided out of funds appropriated to the State Department of Human Resources for the maintenance of children in foster care or made available to it from other sources. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §3.)
AL Code § 26-10-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-24 - Certification for Subsidy; Procedures; Approval of Plan.

Section 26-10-24Certification for subsidy; procedures; approval of plan. (a) Except in cases involving foster parents, where the department has made reasonable efforts to locate an appropriate family to adopt the child without the use of subsidy and no family has been found for the child, the State Department of Human Resources shall certify the child as eligible for a subsidy, provided the other requirements of this article are met. (b) In cases involving foster parents where there is evidence to support the existence of potential danger to the child in severing his or her emotional ties with his or her foster parents who are the prospective adoptive parents, no evidence need be presented that reasonable efforts have been made to place the child without subsidy. (c) Application for adoption subsidy shall be in the form and contain the information required by the department. (d) The decision concerning certification of the child for subsidy shall be made by the State Department of Human Resources. Evidence submitted by the voluntary licensed child-placing agency shall serve as a basis for the decision and the State Department of Human Resources may request and receive from the voluntary licensed child-placing agency additional information which the State Department of Human Resources considers necessary to the decision. (e) The State Department of Human Resources will negotiate with the adoptive parent or parents and sign jointly with the adoptive parents the subsidy agreement. The State Department of Human Resources will be the administrator of the subsidy agreement according to its regulations and the terms of this article. (f) The voluntary licensed child-placing agency shall continue supervisory responsibility for the child and the family until after the final adoption decree has been issued. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §4; Act 2011-557, p. 1014, §1.)
AL Code § 26-10-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-25 - Subsidies - Agreements; Type; Amount; Duration; Limitation.

Section 26-10-25Subsidies - Agreements; type; amount; duration; limitation. When parents are found and approved for adoption of a child certified as eligible for subsidy, and before the final decree of adoption is issued, there must be a written agreement between the State Department of Human Resources and the adopting family as to the terms and conditions of the subsidy. Upon determination of eligibility, adoption subsidies in individual cases may commence at any time after the adoption placement or at the appropriate time after the adoption decree, and will vary with the needs of the child and as negotiated with the adoptive parent or parents, and according to, as well as the availability of, other resources to meet the child's needs. The subsidy may be for special services only, or for money payments, payment deferred, and either for a limited period, or for a long term, or for any combination of the foregoing. The amount of the time-limited or long-term subsidy may in no case exceed that which would be allowable for such child if the child had remained in foster care, or, in the case of special service, the reasonable fee for the service rendered. If the adoptive parent or parents move to another state of residence with the child, the adoption subsidy payment shall continue if the child's needs remain the same and the child was a resident of Alabama when eligibility for subsidy was certified. Payments shall be made to the legal parent with physical custody of the child except for school or other parent authorized placements unless otherwise ordered by a court or by signed agreement by the parent or parents and the department. No payment may be made to a parent or parents if the child is not a citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States unless the child was adopted outside the United States and brought into this country for the purpose of adoption and the adoption failed and the child was placed into foster care. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §5; Act 2011-557, p. 1014, §1.)
AL Code § 26-10-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-27 - Effect of Nonresidence of Adopting Parents.

Section 26-10-27Effect of nonresidence of adopting parents. A child who is a resident of Alabama when eligibility for subsidy is certified shall remain eligible and receive subsidy, if necessary for adoption, regardless of the domicile or residence of the adopting parents at the time of application for adoption, placement, legal decree of adoption or thereafter. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §5.)
AL Code § 26-10-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-28 - Records Confidential.

Section 26-10-28Records confidential. All records regarding subsidized adoption shall be confidential and may be disclosed only in accordance with Sections 26-10A-31, 26-10A-32, 38-2-6(8), and 38-7-13. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §5.)
AL Code § 26-10-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-29 - Review of Subsidy Decision; Appeal.

Section 26-10-29Review of subsidy decision; appeal. (a) Any subsidy decision by the State Department of Human Resources which the placement agency or the adoptive parents deem adverse to the child is reviewable by the State Department of Human Resources. (b) In any case where an application under this article is denied or an adoption subsidy is reduced or terminated, the applicant or parent recipient shall have the right to appeal in writing to the department for a hearing within 30 days of receipt of notice in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §6; Act 2011-557, p. 1014, §1.)
AL Code § 26-10-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 10 - Adoption of Children.|Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption.|Section 26-10-30 - Promulgation of Regulations.

Section 26-10-30Promulgation of regulations. The State Department of Human Resources shall promulgate regulations consistent with this article within 120 days of its enactment. (Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §7.)
AL Code § 26-16-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 16 - Child Abuse and Neglect.|Article 1 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.|Section 26-16-1 - Short Title.

Section 26-16-1Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Act. (Acts 1983, No. 83-736, p. 1198, §1.)
AL Code § 26-16-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 16 - Child Abuse and Neglect.|Article 1 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.|Section 26-16-2 - Definitions.

Section 26-16-2Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them: (1) CHILD. A person under 18 years of age. (2) CHILD ABUSE. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation of any provision of Article 4, Chapter 6, Title 13A. (3) CULTURAL COMPETENCY. The ability of an individual or organization to understand and act respectfully toward, in a cultural text, the beliefs, interpersonal styles, attitudes, and behaviors of persons and families of various cultures, including persons and families of various cultures who participate in services from the individual or organization and persons of various cultures who provide services for the individual or organization. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. (5) LOCAL COUNCIL. An organization which meets the criteria described in Section 26-16-10. (6) NEGLECT. Harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible for the child's health or welfare which occurs through negligent treatment, including the failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care. (7) ORGANIZATION. A nonprofit organization or a public agency which provides or proposes to provide child abuse and neglect prevention, early intervention services, or parent education. (8) PREVENTION PROGRAM. A system of direct provision of child abuse and neglect prevention services to a child, parent, or guardian. (9) STATE BOARD. The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board created in Section 26-16-3. (10) TRUST FUND. The Children's Trust Fund established in the State Treasury. (Acts 1983, No. 83-736, p. 1198, §2; Act 98-601, p. 1313, §1; Act 2006-228, p. 393, §1.)
AL Code § 26-16-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 16 - Child Abuse and Neglect.|Article 1 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.|Section 26-16-3 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Board Created; Department Created; Director; Staff.

Section 26-16-3Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Board created; department created; director; staff. (a) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board is created as an autonomous agency of the state government. (b) There is created the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention which shall operate under the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and consist of a director and such other employees of the department. (c) There shall be a director of the department appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates submitted under Section 26-16-6(a)(2). The director shall not be a member of the state classified civil service. The director shall be compensated by a salary payable out of the State Treasury at the times and in the manner that the salary of other state officials is paid. The exact amount of the director's salary shall be set by the board. (d) The director shall hire all staff required to exercise the powers and carry out the duties of the department with the approval of the state board. In carrying out the duties provided in subsection (b) of Section 26-16-6, the director shall coordinate these activities with the State Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Education, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, and other state agencies as needed. The director, with the approval of the state board, shall have the authority to hire outside the state classified civil service an executive assistant who shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The state board shall approve the number of staff members hired and their job descriptions and further shall set the rate of pay or compensation due the executive assistant. Each staff member except the director and his or her executive assistant shall be a member of the state classified civil service. (e) The director shall serve as secretary of the state board. (Acts 1983, No. 83-736, p. 1198, §3; Acts 1985, No. 85-698, p. 1138; Act 98-601, p. 1313, §1; Act 2006-228, p. 393, §1.)
AL Code § 26-16-3.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 16 - Child Abuse and Neglect.|Article 1 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.|Section 26-16-3.1 - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Transfer of Rights, Duties, Property, etc., to Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.

Section 26-16-3.1Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Transfer of rights, duties, property, etc., to Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. (a) Except as necessary to comply with this section and Sections 26-16-2, 26-16-3, 26-16-4, and 26-16-6, the rights, duties, property, real or personal, and all other effects existing in the name of the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board shall be transferred to the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. Any reference to the state board in any existing law, contract, or other instrument, except as otherwise provided in this section or Sections 26-16-2, 26-16-3, 26-16-4, and 26-16-6, shall be deemed a reference to the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. (b) A reasonable transition period for the name change shall be allowed to permit an orderly and cost-effective transition, relating particularly to the use of equipment, and supplies of all letterhead, business cards, forms, and any other materials in use by the state board containing the name State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board shall continue to be used by the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention until the supplies are exhausted. Replacement supplies shall contain the name of the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. (c) The Code Commissioner, pursuant to Section 29-7-8, at times determined appropriate, shall implement this statutory name change in applicable sections of this code. (Act 2006-228, p. 393, §2.)