I looked around & found no particular law requiring them to stay in contact with you, which is kind of the same law thats going to protect you if you go down there, pick up the kid, and take him back to Ohio with you. Look up "interference with custody" and "alabama" in Google & you'll see that this is only a problem in Ala if you have no right to the child, which they've not yet stripped you of your rights.

However, based upon thier behavior, I'd be surprised if that was not what they were working towards. You really need to move faster than to wait another 2 weeks. It sounds like they're trying ot hide this child from you and you need a lawyer to help you out if you don't want this to happen.