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43-8-200
Section 43-8-200 Contest in circuit court after admission to probate - Parties; conclusiveness
of judgment. In the event a contest of the probate of a will is instituted in the circuit
court, as is or may be authorized by law, all parties interested in the probate of the will,
as devisees, legatees or otherwise, as well as those interested in the testator if he had
died intestate, as heirs, distributees or next of kin, shall be made parties to the contest;
and if there be minors or persons of unsound mind interested in the estate or in the probate
of the will, they shall be represented by their legal guardian, if such they have; if they
have no such guardian, the court shall appoint an attorney-at-law as guardian ad litem to
represent their interest in the contest, and the final judgment in such contest proceedings
shall be conclusive as to all matters which were litigated or could have been litigated in
such contest; and no further proceedings shall ever be entertained in any courts...
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12-15-214
Section 12-15-214 Ordering and preparation of study and written report concerning child; ordering,
conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child prior to
hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian after
hearing where ability to care for or supervise child in issue. The juvenile court may direct
that a juvenile probation officer conduct a study and submit a written report to the juvenile
court with recommendations concerning a child, his or her family, his or her environment,
and other matters relevant to the need for treatment or disposition of the case. The recommendations
may indicate that the child needs further mental health evaluation, especially, in some cases,
for the purpose of determining whether the child is competent to stand trial. The recommendations
may also include a request that the juvenile court proceed pursuant to Section 12-15-130.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-127; §12-15-69;...
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12-15-305
Section 12-15-305 Right to counsel for petitioners or respondent parents, legal guardians,
or legal custodians in dependency proceedings. THIS SECTION WAS CREATED BY ACT 2008-277 IN
THE 2008 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009. (a) Upon request and a finding of indigency,
the juvenile court may appoint an attorney to represent the petitioner and may order recoupment
of the fees of the attorney to be paid to the State of Alabama. (b) In dependency and termination
of parental rights cases, the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall
be informed of his or her right to be represented by counsel and, if the juvenile court determines
that he or she is indigent, counsel shall be appointed where the respondent parent, legal
guardian, or legal custodian is unable for financial reasons to retain his or her own counsel.
(Act 2008-277, §18.)...
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22-52-1.1
Section 22-52-1.1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) MENTAL
ILLNESS. A psychiatric disorder of thought and/or mood which significantly impairs judgment,
behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life.
Mental illness, as used herein, specifically excludes the primary diagnosis of epilepsy, mental
retardation, substance abuse, including alcoholism, or a developmental disability. (2) STATE
MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility operated by the Alabama State Department
of Mental Health. (3) DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility other than
a state mental health facility designated by the State Department of Mental Health to receive
persons for evaluation, examination, admission, detention or treatment pursuant to the provisions
of this article. (4) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the...
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26-11-2
Section 26-11-2 Procedure for legitimation by written declaration of father generally; notification
of mother; filing of response; appointment of guardian ad litem; hearing; issuance of order
by court; certification of minutes of court to Office of Vital Statistics. (a) A father of
a bastard child may seek to legitimate it and render it capable of inheriting his estate by
filing a notice of declaration of legitimation in writing attested by two witnesses, setting
forth the name of the child proposed to be legitimated, its sex, supposed age, and the name
of mother and that he thereby recognizes it as his child and capable of inheriting his estate,
real and personal, as if born in wedlock. The declaration, being acknowledged by the maker
before the judge of probate of the county of the father's residence or the child's residence
or its execution proved by the attesting witnesses, shall be filed in the office of the judge
of probate of the father's residence or the child's residence. (b)...
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26-2-47
Section 26-2-47 Appointment of guardian for nonresident incapacitated person having property
within state - Authorization. The court of probate of a county in which an incapacitated person
residing without the state may have property, real or personal, requiring the care of a conservator,
may appoint a conservator for the property of such person which may be within this state if
such person has been declared an incapacitated person by a court having jurisdiction in the
state of his or her residence. (Code 1867, §2415; Code 1876, §2755; Code 1886, §2402; Code
1896, §2267; Code 1907, §4357; Code 1923, §8115; Code 1940, T. 21, §21; Acts 1987, No.
87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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26-2B-301
Section 26-2B-301 Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (a) A guardian
or conservator appointed in this state may petition the court to transfer the guardianship
or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be
given to the persons that would be entitled to notice of a petition in this state for the
appointment of a guardian or conservator pursuant to Section 26-2A-103 as required by Section
26-2A-50 of the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act. (c) On the court's
own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person,
or other person required to be notified of the petition, the court shall hold a hearing on
a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a). (d) The court shall issue a provisional order
granting a petition to transfer a guardianship and shall direct the guardian to petition for
guardianship in the other state if the court is satisfied that the...
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43-8-52
Section 43-8-52 Controversy as to advancements - Proceedings and answer upon death of distributee.
In case of the death of any distributee or heir alleged to have received advancements, his
legal representatives or heirs at law shall be required to report or answer in the same manner
as set forth in section 43-8-51; and if they are residents of this state, notice must be given
by citation, and if nonresidents, by publication, as provided for in cases embraced in section
43-8-51. If any of the heirs at law of such deceased distributee or heir are minors or persons
of unsound mind, the probate court must appoint a suitable guardian ad litem for them, who
shall deny the allegation contained in such application, and demand proof thereof. (Code 1867,
§1906; Code 1876, §2270; Code 1886, §1933; Code 1896, §1471; Code 1907, §3775; Code 1923,
§7386; Code 1940, T. 16, §22; Code 1975, §43-3-37.)...
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45-49-171.100
Section 45-49-171.100 Temporary custody of alleged mentally ill persons under emergency situations.
(a) In Mobile County, upon a finding by the judge of probate that there is no designated mental
health facility as defined by Section 22-52-90, the judge of probate may order that those
certain persons who fall within the provisions of Article 5, commencing with Section 22-52-90,
Chapter 52, Title 22, may be detained at an appropriate public, private, or state mental health
facility within or outside the county subject to the facility's concurrence. (b) In Mobile
County, a community health officer, as defined by Section 22-52-90, may also be employed by
a certified public or private nonprofit mental health agency or organization subject to the
approval of the judge of probate of the county. (c) The foregoing provisions shall be supplemental
to Article 5, commencing with Section 22-52-90, Chapter 52, Title 22, which provides for the
evaluation and possible temporary detention of certain...
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6-10-83
Section 6-10-83 Proceedings to set apart homestead when same exceeds value allowed. When it
appears from the report of the appraisers that the homestead exceeds in value $6,000, the
probate court shall forthwith appoint three commissioners, who shall, as soon as practicable
not exceeding 30 days after their appointment, set off and allot the homestead exempt, having
regard to both the quality and value of the property and to the selection of the surviving
spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse or the surviving spouse fails to act, of the guardian
of the minor child or children, if there is such guardian; and, within 10 days thereafter,
the commissioners shall return to the court in writing the homestead set off and allotted
by them. (Code 1886, §2551; Code 1896, §2081; Code 1907, §4208; Code 1923, §7930; Code
1940, T. 7, §673; Acts 1951, No. 911, p. 1558, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-399, p. 578, §8-102.)...
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