- (1) Custody shall be accepted only when the child-placing agency is equipped to serve the child. A child-placing agency shall be permitted to assume legal custody of a child in cases where the change of legal custody or guardianship is required in the best interests of the child. Transfer of legal custody can be accomplished only through court action.
Author: Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§38-7-1 through -17,
§§41-22-1 through -27.
History: Effective October 16, 1989. Repealed and New Rule: Filed October 7, 2002; effective November 11, 2002.