Section 26-10-22 "Child" defined. - Alabama Statutes

Section 26-10-22

"Child" defined.

As used in this article, except as otherwise required by the context, "child" means a child or a minor as defined by Alabama statute, who is (a) in the permanent custody of a public or voluntary licensed child-placing agency, (b) legally free for adoption and (c) in special circumstances because he or she is not likely to be adopted by reason of one or more conditions, such as:

(1) Physical or mental disability,

(2) Emotional disturbance,

(3) Recognized high risk of physical or mental disease,

(4) Age,

(5) Sibling relationship,

(6) Racial or ethnic factors,

(7) Potential danger to the child in severance of his or her emotional ties with the prospective adoptive parents, or

(8) Any combination of these conditions.

(Acts 1979, No. 79-691, p. 1231, §2.)