Alabama State Adoptions

Alabama adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in Alabama:

Foster Care Specialist
Department of Human Resources
50 S. Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
205-242-9500

Adoption Specialist
Family Services Partnership, Office of Adoption
Carole Burton
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-4000
Phone: (334) 242-1374
Fax: (334) 242-0939
World Wide Web: http://www.dhr.state.al.us/fsd/adopt.asp
E-mail: Cburton@DHR.state.al.us

Licensing Specialist
Family Services Division, Office of Residential Licensing
Gloria Derico
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 242-9500
World Wide Web: http://www.dhr.state.al.us/fsd/licresdv.asp
E-mail: gderico@dhr.state.al.us

More information and resources for adopting and placing parents, and birthfamily search in Alabama.