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Foster Children Should Never Be Stuck in Foster Care – Foster Adoptive Parents Have a Powerful Tool

In M.A.J. v. S.F., 994 So.2d 280 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008) the Appellate Court made a remarkable ruling for children in the care of foster adoptive parents. Specifically regarding the 12-month rule:

“[a]t some point, … the child’s need for permanency and stability must overcome the parent’s good-faith but unsuccessful attempts to become a suitable parent.”<...

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Who Will Make This Argument for the Child? Foster and Adoptive Parents

In M.W. v. Houston County Dep’t of Human Res., 773 So.2d 484 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000) the Appellate Court explained the principle that the child’s need for permanency must, at some point, take priority over a parent’s unsuccessful attempts at rehabilitation:

“The mother continues to have a problem with alcohol. She admitted that she had re...

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Adoption and Foster Care Wisdom Revisited – Advise from C.J. Brown – Weak and Working

It’s true that nothing in this world has made me feel weaker than being a foster mom. This journey has sanctified me more than I like to admit on most days.

Two days before I got the call about June from DHR- I looked at my husband and said, “We’re done taking children.”

I had been burned by the system. I had suffered too many heartbreak...


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The Foster and Adoptive Parent’s Testimony at Trial Is Critical for Permanency

“[T]he foster mother would not commit to another custodial arrangement other than adoption”

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has made it clear – again. If adoptive and foster parents want children to find permanency through adoption, they need to engage in the TPR trial. The case of K.W. v. Lee County DHR, CL-2022-1116 (Ala. Civ. App July 7,...


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Hey, Adoptive and Foster Parents – Relatives Don’t Have to Be Parties to the Case to Receive Custody

D.S. v. Pike County DHR, CL-2022-1192 (Ala. Civ. App June 9, 2023), an opinion written by Judge Fridy, the Court held that in view of Ala. Code § 12-15-314, nothing requires a juvenile court to make a relative a party to an action before transferring custody to the relative.

Here is the relevant portion of Ala. Code § 12-15-314

(a) If a child is found t...

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