30-3B-204
Section 30-3B-204 Temporary emergency jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state has temporary
emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned
or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or
parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse. (b) If there
is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter
and a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction
under Sections 30-3B-201 through 30-3B-203, a child custody determination made under this
section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction
under Sections 30-3B-201 through 30-3B-203. If a child custody proceeding has not been or
is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under Sections 30-3B-201 through
30-3B-203, a child custody determination made under this section becomes...
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12-15-120
Section 12-15-120 Cases initiated by filing of petitions by juvenile court intake officers.
(a) Delinquency, child in need of supervision, and dependency cases and proceedings pursuant
to Section 12-15-132 before the juvenile court shall be initiated by the filing of a petition
by the juvenile court intake officer who shall receive verified complaints and proceed thereon
pursuant to rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama. (b) A petition alleging
that a child is a delinquent child, dependent child, or a child in need of supervision shall
not be filed by a juvenile court intake officer unless the juvenile court intake officer has
determined and endorsed upon the petition that the juvenile court has subject matter jurisdiction
and venue over the case and that the filing of the petition is in the best interests of the
public and the child. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-114; §12-15-50; amended and renumbered
by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §7.)...
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12-15-210
Section 12-15-210 Notification to children of right to counsel; appointment of counsel by juvenile
court. (a) In delinquency and child in need of supervision cases, a child and his or her parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised by the juvenile court or its representative
at intake that the child has the right to be represented at all stages of the proceedings
by a child's attorney retained by them or, if they are unable to afford a child's attorney,
by a child's attorney appointed by the juvenile court. (b) If a child's attorney is not retained
by the child or a party in a juvenile court proceeding in which there is a reasonable likelihood
such may result in a placement in an institution in which the freedom of the child is curtailed,
a child's attorney shall be appointed to defend the child. (c) In delinquency and child in
need of supervision proceedings, a juvenile court may appoint a guardian ad litem in addition
to the child's attorney described in this section....
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12-15-309
Section 12-15-309 Alleged dependent child to be released when continued shelter care not required;
conditions imposed upon release; amendment of conditions or return of child to custody upon
failure to conform to conditions imposed. (a) When the juvenile court finds that continued
shelter care is not required for a child, the juvenile court shall order the return of the
child, and in so doing, may impose one or more of the following conditions singly or in combination:
(1) Return the child to the custody of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and,
if necessary, place the child under the supervision of the Department of Human Resources.
(2) Place restrictions on travel, associations, or living conditions of the child pending
the adjudicatory hearing. (b) An order releasing a child on any conditions specified may at
any time be amended to impose additional or different conditions. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §18.)...

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26-17-502
Section 26-17-502 Order for testing. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article and Article
6, the court shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing
if the request for testing is made by a party to the proceeding, the Alabama Department of
Human Resources, or the representative of the child. (b) The Alabama Department of Human Resources
may order genetic testing only in accordance with Section 30-3-197(a)(1). (c) If a request
for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the court or the Alabama Department of
Human Resources may not order in-utero testing. (d) If two or more men are subject to court-ordered
genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially. (Act 2008-376, p.
666, §2.)...
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12-15-107
Section 12-15-107 Juvenile probation officers - Duties of juvenile probation officers generally;
powers of juvenile probation officers as to taking into custody and placing in shelter or
detention care of children generally; procedure upon taking into custody of child by juvenile
probation officer generally. (a) For the purpose of carrying out the objectives and purposes
of this chapter and subject to the limitations of this chapter or imposed by the juvenile
court, a juvenile probation officer shall perform the following duties: (1) Make investigations,
reports, and recommendations to the juvenile court. (2) Serve as a juvenile court intake officer
when designated by the juvenile court judge. (3) Supervise and assist a child placed on probation
or aftercare by order of the juvenile court or other authority of law until the terms of probation
or aftercare expire or are otherwise terminated. (4) Make appropriate referrals to other private
or public departments or agencies of the...
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12-15-128
Section 12-15-128 Authority and criteria for continuation of detention or shelter care of children
taken into custody beyond 72 hours. (a) An allegedly delinquent child, dependent child, or
child in need of supervision lawfully taken into custody shall immediately be released, upon
the ascertainment of the necessary facts, to the care, custody, and control of the parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child, unless the juvenile court or juvenile court intake officer, subject
to the limitations in Section 12-15-208, finds any of the following: (1) The child has no
parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child. (2) The release of the child would present a clear and substantial
threat of a serious nature to the person or property of others and where the child is alleged
to be delinquent. (3) The release of the child would present a...
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12-15-211
Section 12-15-211 Suspension of proceedings and continuation of cases under terms and conditions
agreed to by parties. (a) The juvenile court may suspend delinquency or child in need of supervision
proceedings pursuant to a consent decree. The terms and conditions of the consent decree shall
be agreed to by the child and his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian. The consent
decree shall be entered at any time after the filing of a delinquency or child in need of
supervision petition and before the entry of an adjudication order. The child and his or her
parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised of their rights, including the
right to counsel. (b) Where an objection is made by the prosecutor, the juvenile court, after
considering the objection and the reasons therefor, shall proceed to determine whether it
is appropriate to enter a consent decree. (c) A consent decree shall remain in force for six
months unless the child is discharged sooner by the...
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37-14-13
Section 37-14-13 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article - Hearing; entry of judgment;
appeals. At the time and place designated in said order, the judge of said circuit court shall
proceed to hear and determine all questions of law and of fact in said civil action, and he
shall make such order, or orders, as to the proceedings in said civil action as will best
preserve and protect the interests of all parties and to enable him to enter a final judgment
with the least possible delay. The final judgment shall find the facts specially and shall
state separately the judge's conclusions with regard to any and all legal issues raised with
regard to any of the provisions of this article and proposed purchase and sale of distribution
facilities and other transactions and restrictions under this article, together with other
matters raised in the complaint, and shall state the judge's conclusions of law thereon. Any
citizen of the state may appear in such proceedings, either...
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41-22-16
facts underlying such findings in the final order, which shall be appealable or enjoinable
from the date rendered. (d) Parties shall be notified either personally or by certified mail
return receipt requested of any order and, unless waived, a copy of the final order shall
be so delivered or mailed to each party or to his attorney of record. Provided, however, that,
except as hereinafter provided, notification of any order other than a final decision or order
subject to judicial review may, where permitted by existing statute, be delivered by first
class mail, postage prepaid, and delivery shall be effective upon deposit of the notice and,
unless waived, the final order in the mail; provided, the notification of the final order
subject to judicial review, together with a copy of the final order, shall be delivered either
by personal service as in civil actions or by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-855, p. 1534, §16; Acts 1986, No. 86-472, p. 880, §1.)...
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