2016 Code of Alabama
Title 26 - INFANTS AND INCOMPETENTS.
Chapter 10A - ALABAMA ADOPTION CODE.
Section 26-10A-6 - Who may be adopted.
The following persons may be adopted:
(1) A minor.
(2) An adult under any one of the following conditions:
a. He or she is an individual with a total and permanent disability.
b. He or she is determined to be a person with an intellectual disability.
c. He or she consents in writing to be adopted and is related in any degree of kinship, as defined by the intestacy laws of Alabama, or is a stepchild by marriage.
d. He or she consents in writing to be adopted by an adult man and woman who are husband and wife.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-554, p. 912, §6, Act 98-101, p. 118, §1; Act 2004-528, p. 1105, §1.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
