Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-30-.01 - Purpose

The termination of parental rights (TPR) is one avenue towards achieving permanence for children, and TPR should be pursued when there is a reasonable expectation that permanency can be achieved. This policy provides procedural guidelines for TPR which creates the possibility for a new parental relationship and permanent family.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-30-.01

New Rule: Filed August 12, 2004; effective September 16, 2004. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, Issue No. 12, September 30, 2020, eff. 11/14/2020.

Author: Shawanda Harris

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 12-15-317 through 12-15-319, 38-2-6(10), (14), 12-15-315, 12-15-312; and the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA), Public Law 105-89. R.C. v Hornsby, No 88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991), (Terminated January 16, 2007).