{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-15-316","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-15-316","heading":"Modification, Extension, or Termination of Orders of Custody or Protective Supervision Generally.","body":"An order awarding legal custody or an order of protective supervision made by the juvenile court in the case of a child may be modified, terminated, or extended on motion by any of the following:\n(1) A child, whose legal custody has been transferred to a department, institution, agency, or person, requesting the juvenile court for a modification or termination of the order, alleging that the child is no longer dependent or that protective supervision is no longer necessary.\n(2) A department, institution, agency, or person vested with legal custody or responsibility for protective supervision, requesting the juvenile court for a modification, an extension, or a termination of the order on the grounds that this action is in the best interests of the child.","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=12-15-316","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"187cb901bdeb287abb9d4b416dd495debe955cc10ee00ba6f9632aa855c9c0b1","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-15-315","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-15-317"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}