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Basics of Alabama Adoption Law: Home Study / Investigation

July 31, 2012 //  by Sam McLure

BASICS OF ALABAMA ADOPTION LAW: HOME STUDY / INVESTIGATION

The Preliminary Stages of the Adoption Process

If you have ever looked at adoption you have probably heard of a Pre-Placement Investigation. The following should help explain just what one of these unfamiliar investigations is. [1]

WHAT IS A PRE-PLACEMENT INVESTIGATION?

It is an investigation conducted for the purpose of determining the suitability of each petitioner and the home in which the adoptee will be placed. The investigation will include a criminal background search and will focus on any other circumstances relevant to the placement of the adoptee.

IS IT ALWAYS NECESSARY TO HAVE A PRE-PLACEMENT INVESTIGATION?

Yes, unless the persons seeking to adopt are a stepparent or a close relative of the adoptee; or if it has been waived for good cause.

Article by Corey Colbert

Photo by libertygrace0.


Corey Colbert is a third-year law student at Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  Corey is a member of  Fannin Road Baptist Church, where he is currently serving as the temporary Music Director. Corey lives in Montgomery.


[1]Information provided by the Alabama Law Institute for Alabama Probate Judges’ Association and Reese McKinney, Jr. Judge of Probate Montgomery County, Alabama.

 

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