{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-15-307","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-15-307","heading":"Notice and Right to Be Heard to Be Given to Relatives, Preadoptive Parents, or Foster Parents.","body":"Relative caregivers, preadoptive parents, and foster parents of a child in foster care under the responsibility of the state shall be given notice, verbally or in writing, of the date, time, and place of any juvenile court proceeding being held with respect to a child in their care.\nFoster parents, preadoptive parents, and relative caregivers of a child in foster care under the responsibility of the state have a right to be heard in any juvenile court proceeding being held with respect to a child in their care.\nNo foster parent, preadoptive parent, and relative caregiver of a child in foster care under the responsibility of the state shall be made a party to a juvenile court proceeding solely on the basis of this notice and right to be heard pursuant to this section.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 15 Juvenile Proceedings.","Article 3 Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-15-307","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"67d458d26c7c84ca8a31944fe2b412259b3fadedf6b4533c56c593c764b0b9ec","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-15-306","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-15-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}