Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 26-10A-29 (2026)
Name and Status of Adoptee.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
THIS SECTION REPEALED BY ACT 2023-92, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-554, p. 912, §29.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2023 · leading case: M.D.C. v. K.D., 39 So. 3d 1117 (Ala. 2009).
M.D.C. v. K.D., 39 So. 3d 1117 (Ala. 2009). “Section 26-10A-29 (b), Ala.Code 1975, provides that the duty to provide child support is extinguished by an adoption, with adoption being one option for providing stability and permanency.”
Corwin v. Corwin, 5 So. 3d 1278 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “"The Code of Alabama, 1975, § 26-10A-29, clearly states that a natural parent is relieved of any further obligation to the adoptee at the time the child is adopted.”
G.M. v. T.W., 75 So. 3d 1181 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “Collateral attacks against an adoption are limited to a period of one year, except in cases where the adoptee has been kidnapped or in cases of fraud.”
M.D.C. v. K.D., 39 So. 3d 1105 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “, provides that a parent who consents to the adoption of his or her child forfeits “all rights and obligations,” Ala.Code 1975, § 26-10A-ll(a)(6) (emphasis added), and that “[u]pon a final decree of adoption, the natural parents of the adoptee, except for a natural parent who is…”
Ex parte D.W., 835 So. 2d 186 (Ala. 2002). “” See § 26-10A-29(a), Ala.Code 1975. This general rule would appear to support the conclusion that, under Alabama law, adopting parents have the same right as the natural mother in Troxel to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their child.”
In re Adoption of K.R.S., 109 So. 3d 176 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). “See § 26-10A-29(b), Ala.Code 1975 (“Upon the final decree of adoption, the natural parents of the adoptee, except for a natural parent who is the spouse of the adopting parent [,] are relieved of all parental responsibility for the adoptee and will have no parental rights over…”
L.C.S. v. J.N.F., 941 So. 2d 973 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005). “Under Ala.Code 1975, § 26-10A-29(b), a portion of the AAC, after a final judgment of adoption has been entered, the natural parents of the adoptee are thereafter “relieved of all parental responsibility for the adoptee and will have no parental rights over the adoptee” (emphasis…”
J.S. v. D.W., 835 So. 2d 174 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001). “Section 26-10A-29 provides that, after adoption, “the adoptee shall be treated as the natural child of the adopting parent or parents and shall have all rights and be subject to all of the duties arising from the relation, including the right of inheritance.”
K.L.B. v. W.M.F., 757 So. 2d 476 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000). “(See § 26-10A-29, Code of Alabama, 1975.)) (Emphasis added.”
Ex Parte Mdc, 39 So. 3d 1117 (Ala. 2009). “" Thereafter, as Judge Moore correctly noted, § 26-10A-29, Ala.Code 1975, provides that upon a final judgment of adoption being entered, the parental responsibility for the adoptee is extinguished.”
Mdc v. Kd, 39 So. 3d 1105 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “Code 1975, 26-10A-11(a)(6) (emphasis added), and that "[u]pon a final decree of adoption, the natural parents of the adoptee, except for a natural parent who is the spouse of the adopting parent are relieved of all parental responsibility for the adoptee and will have no…”
Lcs v. Jnf, 941 So. 2d 973 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005). “Under Ala.Code 1975, § 26-10A-29(b), a portion of the AAC, after a final judgment of adoption has been entered, the natural parents of the adoptee are thereafter "relieved of all parental responsibility for the adoptee and will have no parental rights over the adoptee" (emphasis…”
Ala. Code § 26-10A-29(a): 3 cases
Ex parte D.W., 835 So. 2d 186 (Ala. 2002). “” See § 26-10A-29(a), Ala.Code 1975. This general rule would appear to support the conclusion that, under Alabama law, adopting parents have the same right as the natural mother in Troxel to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their child.”
G.M. v. T.W., 75 So. 3d 1181 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “Collateral attacks against an adoption are limited to a period of one year, except in cases where the adoptee has been kidnapped or in cases of fraud.”
Ex Parte DW, 835 So. 2d 186 (Ala. 2002).
Ala. Code § 26-10A-29(b): 10 cases
M.D.C. v. K.D., 39 So. 3d 1117 (Ala. 2009). “Section 26-10A-29 (b), Ala.Code 1975, provides that the duty to provide child support is extinguished by an adoption, with adoption being one option for providing stability and permanency.”
M.D.C. v. K.D., 39 So. 3d 1105 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “, provides that a parent who consents to the adoption of his or her child forfeits “all rights and obligations,” Ala.Code 1975, § 26-10A-ll(a)(6) (emphasis added), and that “[u]pon a final decree of adoption, the natural parents of the adoptee, except for a natural parent who is…”
Corwin v. Corwin, 5 So. 3d 1278 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “"The Code of Alabama, 1975, § 26-10A-29, clearly states that a natural parent is relieved of any further obligation to the adoptee at the time the child is adopted.”
In re Adoption of K.R.S., 109 So. 3d 176 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). “See § 26-10A-29(b), Ala.Code 1975 (“Upon the final decree of adoption, the natural parents of the adoptee, except for a natural parent who is the spouse of the adopting parent [,] are relieved of all parental responsibility for the adoptee and will have no parental rights over…”
G.M. v. T.W., 75 So. 3d 1181 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “Collateral attacks against an adoption are limited to a period of one year, except in cases where the adoptee has been kidnapped or in cases of fraud.”
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