Adoption, Minor Adoption Code and Adult Adoption Code revised, procedures related to investigations, service of notice, and revocation of consent further provided for, duties of Department of Human Resources further provided for

HB 190 revises Alabama's Minor and Adult Adoption Codes to update procedures for adoption cases. It clarifies how adoption notices must be served to birth parents and others, sets new rules for revoking consent, and defines when child welfare investigations must occur during minor adoptions. The bill also adds adoptees' right to request copies of adoption court records in certain cases and defines "de facto parent-child relationship" for adult adoptions. These changes directly affect birth parents, adoptive parents, adoptees, and Alabama's Department of Human Resources handling adoption cases.