{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-38-12-1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 38-12-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings:\n(1) DEPARTMENT. State Department of Human Resources.\n(2) FOSTER PARENT. Any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the department, is placed for temporary or long-term care, but shall not include any person with whom a child is placed for the purpose of adoption.","path":["Title 38 Public Welfare.","Chapter 12 Kinship Foster Care Program.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=38-12-1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"77e6804e33dacb3c04633526a9868cb128724902808b0bc34c493ed0f3f4b75b","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-38-11a-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-38-12-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}