An Unmarried Father’s Parental Rights in Alabama
More and more babies are born to unmarried parents every year. Alabama ranks 5th in the nation for babies born to unmarried parents, at 48.4% in 2020. This number is on the rise as familial norms are shifting away from the traditional notion that babies shouldn’t be born out of wedlock. With that being said, […]
What You Need to Know About Adult Adoption in Alabama
Traditionally, in Alabama, an adoption occurs when an adult obtains all of the legal rights and responsibilities of parenthood for a child under the age of 19. However, there is a practice in Alabama called adult adoption, wherein an adult, who is at least ten years older, adopts another adult as their child. While the […]
Alabama Senate Passes Law Protecting Hospital Visitation Rights
The Alabama Senate passed a bill on March 23rd, 2023 which guarantees hospital and nursing home patients to designate an “essential caregiver” who is ensured regular visitation rights of at least two hours a day. The bill, which passed unanimously with a vote of 33-0, was written in response to the ongoing restrictions on healthcare […]
How to Determine if a Parent is Unfit for Custody in Alabama
Custody disputes are, without a doubt, the hardest part of a divorce or split. Every parent wants to have time with their child and be a deciding factor in the big decisions of their child’s life. While no parent is perfect and every parent makes mistakes, in terms of deciding custody, there are specific factors […]
Alabama State Representative Kenneth Paschal Seeks to Protect Parental Rights
As of the 12th of January, Alabama State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) has pre-filed a bill which he claims will secure parental rights as “fundamental.” Parental rights are currently considered “ordinary rights” in the state of Alabama. If this bill is passed and parental rights are deemed “fundamental rights”, the state government would need to […]