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Adoption
Adoption: Where Do I Start?
(Separate Website)
This factsheet is a "gateway" to the many possible paths to building your family through adoption. It will help give you an understanding of the basic steps in any adoption process and guide you to resources at each step.
By: Child Welfare Information Gateway
Adoption Checklist - A Guide for You and Your Family on the Adoption Process
(Separate Website)
Adoption is defined as the legal and social process by which a child born to one set of parents becomes the child of another parent or parents. The decision to adopt is a very important one and should be based on clear and accurate information. The Department of Human Resources has the responsibility of securing adoptive homes for children in foster care who become available for adoption through termination of parental rights.
By: Alabama Department of Human Resources
The Adoption Home Study Process
(Separate Website)
Information on what is involved in the home study, a process that all persons must go through if they want to adopt a child in the United States.
By: Child Welfare Information Gateway
Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?
(Separate Website)
This website has information about different legal options if you are pregnant and want to consider adoption.
By: Child Welfare Information Gateway
Alabama Post Adoption Connections: Support for Adoptive Families
(Separate Website)
Finally...you have adopted the child you have always wanted! APAC has the following services to support adoptive families in Alabama:
Child Support: A Guide to Services in Alabama
(Separate Website)
This booklet provides an overview of Alabama's child support services.
(You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open this page of their website. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Get Acrobat Reader icon to download.)
By: Alabama Department of Human Resources
Applying for Child Support Services
(Separate Website)
Child Support services are automatically provided to persons currently receiving TANF, Medicaid or Foster Care. This information says who can apply and has initial application forms that you can complete.
By: Alabama Department of Human Resources
Your Rights to Collect Child Support: Get DHR on the Case!
The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) must try to obtain child support on behalf of any eligible applicant. This document explains how this works.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Steps in Collecting Child Support
(Separate Website)
Information about collecting child support, including how and where to apply, what steps to follow to collect support, and the phone number to the Alabama Child Support Enforcement Office.
By: US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
How to Change a Child Support Order
Instructions for asking an Alabama court for a new child support order.
By: Alabama State Bar
Request to Change Child Support Form PS-02
Please read "How to Change a Child Support Order" above before using this form.
(You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open this page. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Get Acrobat Reader icon to download.)
By: Alabama State Bar
Child Support Obligation Income Statement/Affidavit Form CS-41
If you file to change a child support order, you will also need to file this form.
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By: Alabama Administrative Office of Courts
Affidavit of Substantial Hardship Form C-10A
If you ask the court for any of the following:
Visitation with a minor child
Change of custody or visitation
Change in child support
Establish paternity (who is the legal father)
You also may need to file this form.
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By: Alabama Administrative Office of Courts
Request for Contempt Hearing Form PS-03
If the other parent has disobeyed a court order related to the children, such as:
an order to pay support
an order to pay for medical bills
an order to provide insurance, or
an order related to visitation
you may ask for a contempt hearing. This is the form to use to ask for this hearing. It also contains additional instructions.
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By: Alabama State Bar
Don't Miss Out!!! Take Advantage of All the Benefits Available to You
Should you be getting child support? Do you qualify for food stamps? Can your children get free or low-cost health insurance? Can you get a lower telephone bill? Do you need help filing your income taxes? Read this for information about 10 often-overlooked benefits available to many low-income people.
By: Legal Services Alabama
The Protection Hearing
What time should I be in Court? How should I dress? Should I bring the children? Will I see my abuser? Will I have to testify? Answers to these questions and more are in this document.
By: Legal Services Alabama
Child Support and Alimony from Military Personnel and Department of Defense Employees
(Separate Website)
Information about garnishing the pay of active, reserve, and retired members of the military and the pay of civilian employees of the Federal government for payment of child and/or spousal support.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act
(Separate Website)
Frequently asked questions about the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Child Support Enforcement Outside the United States
(Separate Website)
This website lists the following: the countries the US has child support enforcement agreements with, the US States and the foreign countries that these states have child support arrangements with, and what to do if there is no federal or state reciprocal arrangement for child support enforcement, including your options and more.
By: U.S. Department of State
Save Those Papers!
In order to protect your rights, you may need to use papers others have given you. This fact sheet tells you what papers you should save.
By: Legal Services Alabama
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AlabamaLegalHelp.org is a project of Legal Services Alabama and the Legal Services Corporation. It is produced in cooperation with Pro Bono Net and legal services organizations, bar associations, community organizations and government agencies throughout Alabama and the United States.
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