(a) If determined to be in the best interests of the adoptee or parties, the court may determine a hearing shall be closed.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 26-10F-15
Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) Upon motion by the adoptee or parties and for good cause shown, the court shall have the jurisdiction to issue any orders deemed necessary to protect the confidentiality of the adoption or adoption proceedings, including, but not limited to, any protective order or injunction to prevent or limit the dissemination of any information contained in confidential or sealed records or any other information identifying the adoptee, the parties, or the witnesses in an adoption proceeding. Part or all of the record may also be sealed pursuant to procedure established by applicable statute, rule, and existing case law.(c) When the court enters a final judgment of adoption, the court shall send a copy of the certified final judgment of adoption to the Department of Human Resources in the manner prescribed by Section 26-10F-17(a).
