30-3B-102
Section 30-3B-102 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ABANDONED. Left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision.
(2) CHILD. An individual who has not attained 19 years of age. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other
monetary obligation of an individual. (4) CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDING. A proceeding in a court
in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue.
The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship,
paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from domestic violence, in which
the issue may appear. The term does not include a court...
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45-44-81
Section 45-44-81 Law library. In any case, action, or proceeding hereafter filed, whether at
law or in equity in any circuit or district court in Macon County, there is hereby authorized
to be charged a tax of one dollar ($1) which tax shall be in addition to all other court costs
heretofore authorized to be charged. The costs taxed under this section shall be collected
as other costs in such cases are collected; and when collected by the clerks or other collecting
officers of such courts, including the register of the circuit court, shall be by them paid
over to the treasurer or depository of Macon County for deposit in the county treasury. The
sums so paid over to the county treasurer or depository shall be maintained in a separate
fund in the county treasury, designated as the Macon County Law Library Fund. Such fund shall
be administered by a committee composed of five members consisting of the state senator from
Macon County, the member of the House of Representatives whose...
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12-15-220
Section 12-15-220 Orders of disposition not to be deemed convictions, impose civil disabilities,
etc.; disposition of child and evidence in hearing not admissible in another court. (a) An
order of disposition or other adjudication in a proceeding pursuant to subsection (a) of Section
12-15-114 shall not be considered to be a conviction or impose any civil disabilities ordinarily
resulting from a conviction of a crime or operate to disqualify the child in any civil service
application or appointment. (b) The disposition of a child and evidence given in a hearing
in the juvenile court shall not be admissible as evidence against him or her in any case or
proceeding in any other court, whether before or after reaching majority, except in a dispositional
hearing in a juvenile court or in sentencing proceedings after conviction of a crime for the
purposes of a presentence study and report or for consideration of an application for youthful
offender status. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,...
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12-15-317
Section 12-15-317 Who may file petition. The Department of Human Resources, any public or private
licensed child-placing agency, parent, child, or any interested person may file a petition
to terminate the parental rights of a parent or parents of a child. (1) Mandatory filing of
petition by the Department of Human Resources. The Department of Human Resources shall be
required to file a petition to terminate the parental rights of a parent or parents of a child,
or if the petition has been filed by another party, shall seek to be joined as a party to
the petition, and, concurrently, to identify, recruit, process, and approve a qualified family
for adoption, in the following circumstances: a. In the case of a child who has been in foster
care in the custody of the Department of Human Resources for 12 of the most recent 22 months.
b. If a child has been abandoned. c. If the parent has committed murder of another child of
that parent. d. If the parent has committed manslaughter of another...
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26-17-637
Section 26-17-637 Binding effect of determination of parentage. (a) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (b), a determination of parentage is binding on: (1) all signatories to an acknowledgement
as provided in Article 3; and (2) all parties to an adjudication by a court acting under circumstances
that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of Section 30-3A-201. (b) A child is not bound
by a determination of parentage under this chapter unless the child was a party or was represented
in the proceeding determining parentage by a guardian ad litem. (c) In a proceeding to dissolve
a marriage, the court is deemed to have made an adjudication of the parentage of a child if
the court acts under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of Section
30-3A-201, and the final order expressly identifies a child as a "child of the marriage,"
"issue of the marriage," or similar words indicating that the husband is the father
of the child. (d) Except as otherwise provided in...
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30-3C-5
Section 30-3C-5 Jurisdiction. (a) A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court
that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue
under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Chapter 3B of this title.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction
to take action under this chapter if a child is present in this state and the court finds
there is a credible risk of abduction. (Act 2010-212, p. 339, §5.)...
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30-3C-4
Section 30-3C-4 Actions for abduction prevention measures. (a) A court on its own motion may
order abduction prevention measures in a child-custody proceeding if the court finds that
the evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction of the child. (b) A party to a child-custody
determination or another individual or entity having a right under the law of this state or
any other state to seek a child-custody determination for the child may file a petition seeking
abduction prevention measures to protect the child under this chapter. This chapter creates
no new requirement on the Department of Human Resources or any other social services agency
or entity to file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures on behalf of a child. (Act
2010-212, p. 339, §4.)...
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30-3D-613
Section 30-3D-613 Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of another state when individual
parties reside in this state. (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this
state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction
to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child-support order in a proceeding to register
that order. (b) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall
apply the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, this article, and the procedural and substantive
law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Articles 3, 4, 5, 7,
and 8 do not apply. (Act 2015-284, §1.)...
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45-33-80
Section 45-33-80 Additional tax; Hale County Law Library Fund; committee. In any case, action,
or proceeding hereafter filed, whether at law or in equity in any circuit or district court
in Hale County, there is hereby authorized to be charged a tax of two dollars ($2) which tax
shall be in equity in any circuit or district court in Hale County, there is hereby authorized
to be charged a tax of two dollars ($2) which tax shall be in addition to all other court
costs heretofore authorized to be charged. The costs taxed under this section shall be collected
as other costs in such cases are collected and when collected by the clerks of other collecting
officers of such courts, including the register of the circuit court, shall be by them paid
over to the treasurer or depository of Hale County for deposit in the county treasury. The
sums so paid over to the county treasurer or depository shall be maintained in a separate
fund in the county treasury, designated as the Hale County Law...
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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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