HB157 Alabama 2020 Session

Existing law provides factors for a juvenile court to consider in making a determination of whether to terminate parental rights.

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.

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.

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.

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.