Alabama § 26-10E-18 - Custody Ending Final Decree.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 26-10E-18 — Custody Ending Final Decree., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-10E-18. Custody Ending Final Decree.
(a) Once a petitioner or petitioners has received an adoptee into his or her home for the purposes of adoption and a petition for adoption has been filed, an interlocutory order may be entered delegating to the petitioner or petitioners both of the following:
(1) Physical custody, except legal custody shall be retained by the county department of human resources or the licensed child-placing agency that held legal custody at the time of the placement until the entry of final judgment of adoption.
(2) The responsibility for the care, maintenance, and support of the adoptee, including any necessary medical or surgical treatment, pending further order of the court.
(b) This interlocutory order shall not stop the running of the time periods prescribed in Section 26-10E-9.
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Section 26-10E-18 ("Custody Ending Final Decree.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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