Alabama's Laws on Living Expenses
Alabama
Birth Parent Expenses Allowed Statute: § 26-10A-34(a)
It is
permitted to pay maternity-connected medical or hospital and necessary living
expenses of the mother preceding and during pregnancy-related incapacity, as an
act of charity.
Birth Parent Expenses Not Allowed
Not addressed in
statues reviewed
Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption Statute: §§
26-10A-23(a); 26-10A-34(b)
No person or other
entity may accept a fee for bringing the adopting parent together with the
adoptee or natural parents, or for placing, assisting, or arranging a minor
placement.
Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child Statute: §§
26-10A-23(d); 26-10A-34
The adoptive
parents and the parents surrendering the child must attest that no money or
other things of value have been paid or received for giving up the child for
adoption.
Allowable Fees Charged by Department/Agency Statute: §
26-10-4.1
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• The department shall collect a
fee of $300.00 for investigation services they perform in cases involving
adoption except for cases in which a child was placed for adoption as a result
of a court order in which parental rights for the child were terminated.
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• The department may waive this
fee in the case of an indigent or for good cause shown.
Accounting of Expenses Required by Court Statute: §
26-10A-23(b)-(c)
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• The petitioners must file a
sworn statement that is a full accounting of all charges, fees, and expenses to
be paid.
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• The court must approve all
payments made.
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