SB56 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Foster parents, notice and hearing before foster child removed from home, termination of parental rights, action by Department of Human Resources, custody proceedings, intervention, appointed counsel upon finding of indigency, Sec. 38-12A-2 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Department of Human Resources is responsible for ensuring that a foster parent has certain rights regarding a foster child in his or her care and that a foster parent has the training and other resources necessary to care for the child.

This bill would provide that a foster parent has a right to notice from the department and a hearing before a child is removed from his or her care and the right to appeal any decision of the department to remove the child from the care of the foster parent.

This bill would provide that a foster parent may intervene in an action by the department to terminate parental rights with regard to the parent of a foster child.

This bill would provide a foster parent with the right to appointed counsel in certain proceedings involving the child.

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Subjects

Foster Parents