Adoption Consent Form

ALABAMA MINOR-ADOPTION CONSENT FORM PACKET

Use the current official form. Alabama's Administrative Office of Courts
publishes separate forms for an individual, a minor parent, an entity, an
adoptee age 14 or older, and withdrawal of consent. This packet is a
completion and filing worksheet; it is not a substitute for the signer-
specific AOC form.

Chapter 10A was repealed. Current minor-adoption consent law is in Ala. Code
Title 26, Chapter 10E.

1. CONSENT AND ROUTE GATE

A. Adoption and court

B. Each consent required by § 26-10E-7

Confirm every applicable signer and any court finding that changes the list:

☐ Adoptee age 14 or older, unless the Court finds a lack of mental capacity.

☐ Each legal mother.

☐ Each legal father.

☐ If there is no legal father, a known putative father who satisfies the
statutory registry and notice-response conditions.

☐ A legal custodian or guardian in the circumstances stated in
§ 26-10E-7(a)(5), subject to that subsection's court authority.

☐ The State or county Department of Human Resources when it holds the custody
described in § 26-10E-7(a)(6), subject to that subsection's court authority.

☐ A licensed child-placing agency to which the child was relinquished, subject
to § 26-10E-7(a)(7).

Signer-by-signer analysis and source:

[____________________________________________________________]

C. Minor-parent gate under § 26-10E-8

☐ Signer is not a minor parent.

☐ Signer is a minor parent; a guardian ad litem was appointed before express
consent or relinquishment.

Guardian ad litem and appointment order:

[____________________________________________________________]

Do not reject or revoke a consent merely because the parent is a minor.
Section 26-10E-8 separately governs express consent, implied consent, and the
effect of minority.

2. OFFICIAL FORM SELECTION

Use the Alabama AOC Probate Forms index and select the current form matching
the signer and transaction:

• Consent or Relinquishment of Minor for Adoption for Individual
• Consent or Relinquishment of Minor for Adoption by a Minor
• Consent or Relinquishment of Minor for Adoption by Entity
• Consent of Minor to Adoption
• Notice of Withdrawal of Consent

Official forms index:
https://eforms.alacourt.gov/probate-forms/

Selected official form and revision date:

[____________________________________________________________]

☐ The official form was downloaded fresh for this matter.

☐ The form is consent to identified petitioner(s), relinquishment to an agency,
or another route supported by current law.

☐ No private-contract default, damages, fee-shifting, arbitration, jury-waiver,
indemnity, confidentiality, electronic-signature, or specific-performance
terms were added.

3. REQUIRED-CONTENTS CHECK UNDER § 26-10E-11

Confirm that the official form, as completed, states every applicable item:

☐ Date, place, and time of execution.

☐ Adoptee's birth date or expected birth date and all known names.

☐ Signer's birth date and relationship to the adoptee.

☐ Each petitioner's legal name unless identity was waived or the document is
an agency relinquishment.

☐ Voluntary and unequivocal consent; if limited to identified adopter(s), the
required limitation to those named individuals.

☐ Effect of the final judgment on the signer's rights and obligations and the
signer's free and voluntary execution.

☐ Withdrawal manner and periods under §§ 26-10E-13 and -14 and the statutory
limit on collateral attack.

☐ Warning about possible irrevocability and obtaining desired psychological or
legal advice, guidance, or counseling before execution.

☐ Court address, if known; otherwise the authorized agency, petitioner, or
petitioner's-attorney contact for withdrawal notice.

☐ For relinquishment, the receiving agency's name and address.

☐ Receipt or offer of a copy of the consent or relinquishment and withdrawal
form.

☐ The applicable statutory further-notice waiver for relinquishment or express
consent.

Completion notes:

[____________________________________________________________]

4. SIGNING OR CONFIRMATION UNDER § 26-10E-12

A. Biological mother's pre-birth consent

If the biological mother's express consent is taken before birth, it must be
signed or confirmed before a probate judge. The judge explains the legal
effect and withdrawal limits and procedures and provides two withdrawal-form
copies.

☐ Not applicable.

☐ Probate-judge appointment confirmed for [__/__/____] at [____].

B. Other pre-birth or post-birth consent or relinquishment

Confirm signing or confirmation before one person authorized by
§ 26-10E-12(b):

☐ Judge or clerk of a court with adoption jurisdiction, or a public officer
appointed by the judge to take consents.

☐ Individual appointed by an agency authorized to conduct the specified
adoption investigations or home studies, including the supported out-of-state
route.

☐ Notary public.

Authorized official, capacity, place, date, and time:

[____________________________________________________________]

5. FILING, TIMING, AND WITHDRAWAL

A. Filing under § 26-10E-13(a)

Existing required consents and relinquishments are filed with the probate
court with the petition. A required consent or relinquishment obtained while
the petition is pending is filed with the court before final judgment.

B. Five-business-day withdrawal route

Section 26-10E-13(b) permits withdrawal for any reason within five business
days after birth or five business days after signing the consent or
relinquishment, whichever comes last.

Under § 26-10E-14(b), the signer uses the official withdrawal form, signs and
dates it, obtains either two witness signatures or a notary signature, and
either files it with the listed court within the period or mails it with a
postmark within the period.

☐ Two current withdrawal-form copies were delivered or offered as required by
the selected official form and execution route.

☐ Court filing address and mailing address were verified.

C. Other withdrawal grounds

Section 26-10E-14 also addresses withdrawal before final judgment for fraud,
duress, mistake, or undue influence; denial after a contested case; proof,
procedure, custody consequences, and appeal. Those matters require a separate
petition and attorney review; do not use a private revocation letter.

6. FINAL REVIEW CHECKLIST

☐ Current Chapter 10E, not repealed Chapter 10A, controls.

☐ Every required signer and any exception or implied-consent issue was analyzed.

☐ The current signer-specific AOC form was used without replacing statutory
language with contract boilerplate.

☐ Minor-parent guardian-ad-litem requirements were satisfied.

☐ Execution occurred before a person authorized by § 26-10E-12.

☐ Required withdrawal forms and correct court addresses were supplied.

☐ Filing and service comply with the adoption case's current orders and rules.

Attorney: [________________________________]

Review date: [__/__/____]

7. OFFICIAL SOURCES

• Ala. Code § 26-10E-7:
  https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-10E-7

• Ala. Code § 26-10E-8:
  https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-10E-8

• Ala. Code § 26-10E-11:
  https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-10E-11

• Ala. Code § 26-10E-12:
  https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-10E-12

• Ala. Code § 26-10E-13:
  https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-10E-13

• Ala. Code § 26-10E-14:
  https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-10E-14

• Alabama AOC Probate Forms:
  https://eforms.alacourt.gov/probate-forms/

• Official SB 94 / Act 2025-407 record:
  https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search

This packet is informational only. Use the current official AOC form and
obtain review by a qualified Alabama adoption attorney before execution or
filing.