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Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights.
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Code of Alabama
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Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights.
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Section
12-15-301
Definitions.
Section
12-15-302
Venue Generally.
Section
12-15-303
Transfer of Dependency Proceedings Between Juvenile Courts Within the State.
Section
12-15-304
Appointment by Juvenile Courts of Guardians Ad Litem.
Section
12-15-305
Right to Counsel for Petitioners or Respondent Parents, Legal Guardians, or Legal Custodians in Dependency Proceedings.
Section
12-15-306
Removing a Child From the Custody of a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Legal Custodian.
Section
12-15-307
Notice and Right to Be Heard to Be Given to Relatives, Preadoptive Parents, or Foster Parents.
Section
12-15-308
Filing of Petition and Conduct of 72-Hour Hearing as to Necessity for Continuation of Shelter Care of a Child.
Section
12-15-309
Alleged Dependent Child to Be Released When Continued Shelter Care Not Required; Conditions Imposed Upon Release; Amendment of Conditions or Return of Child to Custody Upon Failure to Conform to Conditions Imposed.
Section
12-15-310
Conduct of Adjudicatory Hearings.
Section
12-15-311
Dispositional Hearing.
Section
12-15-312
Reasonable Efforts in Judicial Determinations; Situations in Which Reasonable Efforts Are Not Required to Be Made.
Section
12-15-313
Ordering and Preparation of Report Concerning a Child and Family; Ordering, Conduct, and Certification of Findings of Physical or Mental Examination of Child Prior to Hearing on Petition Generally; Examination of Parent, Legal Guardian, or Legal Custodian After Hearing Where Ability to Care for or Supervise Child at Issue.
Section
12-15-314
Dispositions for Dependent Children.
Section
12-15-315
Permanency Hearing for Department of Human Resources Cases Only.
Section
12-15-316
Modification, Extension, or Termination of Orders of Custody or Protective Supervision Generally.
Section
12-15-317
Who May File Petition.
Section
12-15-318
Service of Process.
Section
12-15-319
Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights; Factors Considered; Presumption Arising From Abandonment.
Section
12-15-320
Dispositions.
Section
12-15-321
Periodic Review of Efforts to Achieve Adoption of Child in Custody of Another After Parental Rights Terminated.
Section
12-15-322
Authority of One in Custody to Place Child for Adoption or Consent to Adoption.
Section
12-15-323
Appeals of Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Cases.
Section
12-15-324
Applicability.