Adoption

This section of AlabamaLegalHelp.org has information and resources about adoption in Alabama.

• Adoption: Where Do I Start?

  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. Content Detail

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  Child Welfare Information Gateway

• Adoption Checklist - A Guide for You and Your Family on the Adoption Process

  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. Content Detail

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  Alabama Department of Human Resources

• The Adoption Home Study Process

  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. Content Detail

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  Child Welfare Information Gateway

• Alabama Post Adoption Connections: Support for Adoptive Families

  Finally...you have adopted the child you have always wanted! APAC has services to support adoptive families in Alabama. Read More

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  Alabama Post Adoption Connections

• Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?

  This website has information about different legal options if you are pregnant and want to consider adoption. Content Detail

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  Child Welfare Information Gateway