Existing law provides for post-adoption visitation rights for a child's natural grandparents when certain requirements are fulfilled.
This bill would provide that a child who is the subject of a petition for adoption may ask the court to consider post-adoption communication or contact between the child and his or her biological siblings, biological parents, or other biological relatives.
This bill would provide factors for the court to consider in making a determination of a post-adoption communication or contact order regarding an adopted child.
This bill would also make other provisions relating to a court's review of a request for a post-adoption communication or contact order or relating to a court's review of an existing post-adoption communication or contact order.
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 182
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 181
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature