HB157 Alabama 2020 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Juveniles, grounds for termination of parental rights, factors for juvenile courts to consider, permanency plans for children, Secs. 12-15-319, 26-10A-17 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides factors for a juvenile court to consider in making a determination of whether to terminate parental rights</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would require a juvenile court to consider a child's relationship with his or her current foster parents and the child's best interests when making a determination of whether to terminate parental rights</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide that a juvenile court is not required to consider a relative for candidacy to be a child's legal guardian if the relative has not met certain requirements</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also provide that service on an individual whose parental rights have been terminated are not entitled to receive notice of pendency regarding an adoption proceeding involving a child for whom the individual's parental rights have been terminated</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to juveniles; to amend Sections 12-15-319 and 26-10A-17, Code of Alabama 1975; to require a juvenile court to consider a child's relationship with his or her current foster parents and the child's best interests when making a determination of whether to terminate parental rights; to provide that a juvenile court is not required to consider a relative for candidacy to be a child's legal guardian if the relative has not met certain requirements; and to provide that service on an individual whose parental rights have been terminated are not entitled to receive notice of pendency regarding an adoption proceeding involving a child for whom the individual's parental rights have been terminated. </p>

Subjects

Juveniles