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30-3B-207
Section 30-3B-207 Inconvenient forum. (a) A court of this state which has jurisdiction under
this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction
at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and
that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. The issue of inconvenient forum
may be raised upon the motion of a party, the court's own motion, or request of another court.
(b) Before determining whether it is an inconvenient forum, a court of this state shall consider
whether it is appropriate for a court of another state to exercise jurisdiction. For this
purpose, the court shall allow the parties to submit information and shall consider all relevant
factors, including: (1) Whether domestic violence has occurred and is likely to continue in
the future and which state could best protect the parties and the child; (2) The length of
time the child has resided outside this state; (3) The distance between...
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30-3B-209
Section 30-3B-209 Information to be submitted to court. (a) Except, as otherwise provided in
subsection (e), in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an
attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as to
the child's present address or whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during the
last five years, and the names and present addresses of the persons with whom the child has
lived during that period. The pleading or affidavit must state whether the party: (1) Has
participated, as a party or witness or in any other capacity, in any other proceeding concerning
the custody of or visitation with the child and, if so, identify the court, the case number,
and the date of the child custody determination, if any; (2) Knows of any proceeding that
could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings for enforcement and proceedings
relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights,...
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12-15-207
Section 12-15-207 Filing of petition and conduct of hearing as to necessity for continuation
of detention or shelter care of a child; violation of probation and aftercare. (a) When a
child is not released from detention or shelter care as provided in Section 12-15-127, a petition
shall be filed and a hearing held within 72 hours of placement in detention or shelter care,
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays included, to determine probable cause and to determine whether
or not continued detention or shelter care is required. (b) Notice of the detention or shelter
care hearing, either verbal or written, stating the date, time, place, and purpose of the
hearing and the right to counsel shall be given by a juvenile probation officer to the parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian if they can be found and to the child if the child is over
12 years of age . (c) At the commencement of the detention or shelter care hearing, the juvenile
court shall advise the parent, legal guardian, legal...
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12-15-308
Section 12-15-308 Filing of petition and conduct of 72-hour hearing as to necessity for continuation
of shelter care of a child. (a) When a child alleged to be dependent has been removed from
the custody of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and has not been returned to
same, a hearing shall be held within 72 hours from the time of removal, Saturdays, Sundays,
and holidays included, to determine whether continued shelter care is required. (b) Notice
of the 72-hour hearing requirement, either verbal or written, stating the date, time, place,
and purpose of the hearing and the right to counsel shall be given to the parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian if he or she can be found. (c) At the commencement of the 72-hour hearing
requirement, the juvenile court shall advise the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian
of the right to counsel and shall appoint counsel if the juvenile court determines he or she
is indigent. If the juvenile court already has not done so, it...
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25-4-95
Section 25-4-95 Appeals from final decisions of board of appeals or appeals tribunal. Within
30 days after the decision of the board of appeals has become final, any party to the proceeding
including the secretary who claims to be aggrieved by the decision may secure a judicial review
thereof by filing a notice of appeal in the circuit court of the county of the residence of
the claimant; except, that if the claimant does not reside in this state at the time the appeal
is taken, the notice of appeal shall be filed in the circuit court of the county in this state
in which the claimant last resided, or in the circuit court of the county in this state wherein
the claimant last worked. In such action, the notice of appeal need not be verified, but shall
state the grounds upon which a review is sought. A copy shall be served upon the secretary
or upon such person as the secretary may designate (and for the purpose hereof, mailing a
copy addressed to the secretary at Montgomery by registered...
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12-15-310
Section 12-15-310 Conduct of adjudicatory hearings. (a) An adjudicatory hearing is a hearing
at which evidence is presented for a juvenile court to determine if a child is dependent.
At the commencement of the hearing, if the parties are not represented by counsel, they shall
be informed of the specific allegations in the petition. The parties shall be permitted to
admit or deny the allegations prior to the taking of testimony. (b) If the allegations are
denied by the parties or if they fail to respond, the juvenile court shall proceed to hear
evidence on the petition. The juvenile court shall record its findings on whether the child
is dependent. If the juvenile court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been
proven by clear and convincing evidence, the juvenile court shall dismiss the petition. (c)
A statement made by a child under the age of 12 describing any act of child abuse committed
against the child, if it is not otherwise admissible by statute or court rule, is...
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12-15-312
Section 12-15-312 Reasonable efforts in judicial determinations; situations in which reasonable
efforts are not required to be made. (a) When the juvenile court enters an order removing
a child from his or her home and places the child into foster care or custody of the Department
of Human Resources pursuant to this chapter, the order shall contain specific findings, if
warranted by the evidence, within the following time periods while making child safety the
paramount concern: (1) In the first order of the juvenile court that sanctions the removal,
whether continuation of the residence of the child in the home would be contrary to the welfare
of the child. This order may be the pick-up order that the juvenile court issues on the filing
of a dependency petition. (2) Within 60 days after the child is removed from the home of the
child, whether reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal of the child or whether
reasonable efforts were not required to be made. (3) Within 12...
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45-27-81
Section 45-27-81 Escambia County Law Library and Judidcial Administration Fund. (a) In Escambia
County, in order to provide a special fund for the creation and maintenance of the law library
and for the purposes of judicial administration as further specified in this section, there
shall be taxed as additional court costs the sum of thirty dollars ($30) in each civil or
quasi-civil action at law, small claims case, suit in equity, criminal case, traffic case,
quasi-criminal case, juvenile court case, proceeding on forfeited bail bond, or a proceeding
on a forfeited bond given in connection with an appeal from a judgment of conviction in any
district or municipal court to each circuit court or to the juvenile court hereinafter filed
in, arising in, or brought by appeal, certiorari, or otherwise to the circuit court or district
court or to the juvenile court in Escambia County. The costs shall be collected as other costs
in cases are collected by the clerk of the court and shall be paid...
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12-15-501
Section 12-15-501 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY TEAM. A county children's services facilitation
team. (2) MULTIPLE NEEDS CHILD. A child coming to the attention of the juvenile court or one
of the entities listed herein who is at imminent risk of out-of-home placement or a placement
in a more restrictive environment, and whose needs require the services of two or more of
the following entities: Department of Youth Services, public school system (services for exceptional
needs), Department of Human Resources, Department of Public Health, juvenile probation officers,
or Department of Mental Health. (3) STATE TEAM. The Alabama Children's Services Facilitation
Team. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, ยง25.)...
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13A-12-290
Section 13A-12-290 License suspended for six months; crediting of time. In addition to any
other penalty provided by law, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend for
a period of six months the driver's license of any person, including, but not limited to,
a juvenile, child, or youthful offender, convicted or adjudicated of, or subjected to a finding
of delinquency based on, the crimes specified in Section 13A-12-291. If, at the time of conviction,
adjudication, or finding of delinquency, the individual did not have a driver's license or
the driver's license had been suspended or revoked, there shall be a delay in the issuance
or reinstatement of the driver's license for six months after the individual applies for issuance
or reinstatement. If the individual is ordered by a court to enter as a resident of an in-patient
drug or alcohol rehabilitation facility, the suspension required by this section shall be
effective immediately. If the individual voluntarily enters an...
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