{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-10b-3","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-10B-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n(1) STATE. A state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.\n(2) ADOPTION ASSISTANCE STATE. The state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.\n(3) RESIDENCE STATE. The state of which the child is a resident by virtue of the residence of the adoptive parents.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 10B Interstate Adoption Assistance Compacts."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-10B-3","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"d63b0f61e4b331d00f27bee2e31cc8de82fc71c2562026e1eb153941202c1865","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-10b-2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-10b-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}