26-17A-1
Section 26-17A-1 Reopening of paternity case. (a) Upon petition of the defendant in a paternity proceeding where the defendant has been declared the legal father, the case shall be reopened if there is scientific evidence presented by the defendant that he is not the father. The court shall admit into evidence any scientific test recognized by the court that has been conducted in accordance with established scientific principles or the court may order a blood test, or a Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid test of the mother, father, and child. Whenever the court orders a test and any of the persons to be tested refuse to submit to the test, the fact shall be disclosed at the trial, unless good cause is shown. (b) The test shall be made by a qualified expert approved by the court. The expert may be called by the court or any party as a witness to testify to the test results and shall be subject to cross-examination by the parties. The test results may be admitted into evidence. If more than one...
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30-5-3
Section 30-5-3 Jurisdiction; request for protection order; venue; other actions; residency. (a) The courts, as provided in this chapter, shall have jurisdiction to issue protection orders. (b) A protection order may be requested in any pending civil or domestic relations action, as an independent civil action, or in conjunction with the preliminary, final, or post-judgment relief in a civil action. (c) A petition for a protection order may be filed in any of the following locations: (1) Where the plaintiff or defendant resides. (2) Where the plaintiff is temporarily located if he or she has left his or her residence to avoid further abuse. (3) Where the abuse occurred. (4) Where a civil matter is pending before the court in which the plaintiff and the defendant are opposing parties. (d) When custody, visitation, or support, or a combination of them, of a child or children has been established in a previous court order in this state, or an action containing any of the issues above is...
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34-8-6
Section 34-8-6 Prohibited acts; penalties; cease and desist orders. (a) Any person, firm, or corporation not being duly authorized who shall engage in the business of general contracting in this state, except as provided for in this chapter, and any person, firm, or corporation presenting or attempting to file as its own the license certificate of another, or who shall give false or forged evidence of any kind to the board, or to any member thereof, in obtaining a certificate of license, or who falsely shall impersonate another, or who shall use an expired or revoked certificate of license shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and for each offense for which he or she is convicted shall be punished as provided by law. Furthermore, any person including an owner, architect, engineer, construction manager, or private awarding authority who considers a bid from anyone not properly licensed under this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall for each...
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26-2-3
Section 26-2-3 Transfer to circuit court; remand to probate court. (a) In any county where the judge of probate is required to be learned in the law, the administration or conduct of any guardianship or conservatorship of a minor or incapacitated person may be removed from the probate court to the circuit court pursuant to Section 26-2-2 at any time before a proceeding for final settlement thereof is commenced in probate court by the guardian or conservator of the guardianship or conservatorship or guardian ad litem or next friend of a ward or anyone entitled to support out of the estate of the ward without assigning any special equity. The circuit court shall remand the administration of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred pursuant to this section to the probate court if the circuit court finds that the removal was sought for the purpose of improper delay or did not comply with applicable law. The circuit court may remand the administration of a guardianship or...
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30-5-7
modification of a protection order: (1) Enjoin the defendant from threatening to commit or committing acts of abuse, as defined in this chapter, against the plaintiff or children of the plaintiff, and any other person designated by the court. (2)a. Restrain and enjoin the defendant from harassing, stalking, annoying, threatening, or engaging in conduct that would place the plaintiff, minors, children of the plaintiff, or any other person designated by the court in reasonable fear of bodily injury or from contacting the plaintiff or children of the plaintiff. b. For the purposes of this subdivision, contacting includes, but is not limited to, communicating with the victim verbally or in any written form, either in person, telephonically, electronically, or in any other manner, either directly or indirectly through a third person. (3) Restrain and enjoin the defendant from having physical or violent contact with the plaintiff or the plaintiff's property, or from going within a...
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34-11-15
Section 34-11-15 Violations; penalties. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, or holds himself or herself out as qualified to practice engineering or land surveying in this state or uses in connection with his or her name or otherwise assumes, uses, or advertises any title or description including, but not limited to, the term engineer, engineers, engineering, or professional engineer, professional engineers, or professional engineering, or land surveyor, land surveyors, land surveying, or professional land surveyor, professional land surveyors, or professional land surveying, without being licensed or exempted in accordance with this chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of licensure or the seal or facsimile thereof of another, or permitting his or her own certificate of licensure, seal or facsimile thereof to be used by another person, or any person who gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any...
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34-27-37
Section 34-27-37 Disciplinary action - Procedure in action. (a) An action against an accused shall begin by serving the accused either personally or by certified mail with a copy of the formal complaint against him or her. The accused shall be given at least 15 days' notice of the time, date, and place of hearing. If the commission refuses to license an applicant, notice of the refusal shall be given to the applicant, and he or she may, within 15 days after delivery of the notice, file a request for a hearing. The applicant or accused shall have an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel, to offer testimony in his or her behalf, and to examine witnesses. Hearings shall be held in Montgomery County unless the commission decides to hold the hearing in the county in which the applicant or accused resides, maintains his or her principal place of business, or any other county in which the commission has scheduled a meeting. At hearings, all witnesses shall be sworn by a member of...
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45-34-80.20
sheriff to enclose the summons in an envelope addressed to the person to be served and place all necessary postage and a return address thereon with notice to the postal authorities not to forward outside of the county. In the event the jury summons is returned to the sheriff by the post office of the United States without delivery, the summons shall be made by the sheriff returned NOT FOUND. All jury summons not returned by the post office shall be considered for all purposes as sufficient personal and legal service. The provisions of this subsection in reference to service by mail, however, shall not apply to jury summons returnable before the court instanter, but such summons shall be served only as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and this code. (b) In the service of summons and complaints or subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses in any civil, criminal, equity, or other case or proceeding in either the small claims court, district court, or circuit court,...
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6-6-26.08
Section 6-6-26.08 Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter. This disqualification is not subject to waiver by the parties. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under subsection (a) or other court order. (c) A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party: (1) to ask a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process and prepare and file all documents necessary to obtain a final order; or (2) to...
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12-15-301
is a relative of the child and has been providing care and support for the child while the child has been residing in the home of the caregiver for at least the last six consecutive months while in the legal custody of the Department of Human Resources or a designated official for a child-placing agency or a successor guardian. (4) CHILD ABUSE. Harm or the risk of harm to the emotional health, physical health, or welfare of a child, which can occur through nonaccidental physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, or attempted sexual abuse or sexual exploitation or attempted sexual exploitation. (5) CHILD-PLACING AGENCY. The same as the term is defined in subdivision (3) of Section 38-7-2. (6) ELIGIBLE CHILD. In addition to the definition of child in subdivision (3) of Section 12-15-102, an individual under 18 years of age who has been residing with the caregiver for at least the last six consecutive months while in the legal custody of the Department of Human Resources. (7) FORENSIC...
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