Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights.

  1. Law
  2. Code of Alabama
  3. Courts.
  4. Juvenile Proceedings.
  5. 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.