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15-12-21
Section 15-12-21 Appointment and compensation of counsel - Trial court. (a) If it appears to
the trial court that an indigent defendant is entitled to counsel, that the indigent defendant
does not expressly waive the right to assistance of counsel, and that the indigent defendant
is not able financially or otherwise to obtain the assistance of counsel through another indigent
defense system for the circuit, the court shall appoint counsel to represent and assist the
defendant. It shall be the duty of the appointed counsel, as an officer of the court and as
a member of the bar, to represent and assist the indigent defendant to the best of his or
her ability. (b) If it appears to the trial court in a delinquency case, need of supervision
case, or other judicial proceeding in which a juvenile is a party, that the juvenile is entitled
to counsel and that the juvenile is not able financially or otherwise to obtain the assistance
of counsel or that appointed counsel is otherwise required by...
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26-11-3
Section 26-11-3 Procedure for change of name of child upon petition by father generally; notification
of mother and child; filing of response; appointment of guardian ad litem; hearing; issuance
of order by court; certification of minutes of court to Center for Health Statistics, etc.
(a) The father may petition at the time of filing the declaration of legitimation or at any
time subsequent to the determination of legitimation to change the name of such child, stating
in his declaration the name it is then known by and the name he wishes it afterwards to have.
Such petition shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the father's residence
or the child's residence. (b) Upon the filing of the petition for name change, notice shall
be given to the child's mother and to the child as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil
Procedure. Notice may be waived as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. The child's
mother shall, within 30 days after receiving notice, file her...
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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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12-15-106
Section 12-15-106 Juvenile court referees' qualifications and appointment; conduct of hearings
of cases by juvenile court referees; transmission of findings and recommendations for disposition
of juvenile court referees to juvenile court judges; provision of notice and written copies
of findings and recommendations of juvenile court referees to parties; rehearing of cases
by juvenile court judges; when findings and recommendations of juvenile court referees become
decree of the juvenile court. (a) Appointment of Referees. The Administrative Director of
Courts may authorize one or more referee positions in any judicial circuit on either a full-time
or a part-time basis upon submission of a written request by the presiding juvenile court
judge and upon consideration of funding and the juvenile and child-support caseload in the
circuit. Once the Administrative Director of Courts approves the request, the presiding judge
of the juvenile court may appoint an attorney the judge believes to...
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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, ยง18.)...
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26-10A-10
Section 26-10A-10 Persons whose consents or relinquishments are not required. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 26-10A-7, the consent or relinquishment of the following persons
shall not be required for an adoption: (1) A parent whose rights with reference to the adoptee
have been terminated by operation of law in accordance with the Alabama Child Protection Act,
Sections 26-18-1 through 26-18-10; (2) A parent who has been adjudged incompetent pursuant
to law or a parent whom the court finds to be mentally incapable of consenting or relinquishing
and whose mental disability is likely to continue for so long a period that it would be detrimental
to the adoptee to delay adoption until restoration of the parent's competency or capacity.
The court must appoint independent counsel or a guardian ad litem for an incompetent parent
for whom there has been no such prior appointment; (3) A parent who has relinquished his or
her minor child to the Department of Human Resources or a...
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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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22-52-10.6
Section 22-52-10.6 Petition for renewal of inpatient commitment order; probate court; special
judge; notice; hearing. (a) A petition for renewal of an inpatient commitment order may be
filed by the director of a state mental health facility or his designee at least 30 days prior
to the expiration of the current commitment order. The petition, together with a copy of the
original commitment order and copies of any subsequent renewal commitment orders, shall be
filed with the probate court of the county where the facility is located. The petition shall
explain in detail why renewal of the order is being requested, and shall further explain in
detail why less restrictive conditions of treatment are not appropriate. (b) Such probate
court may consider, hear, and enter appropriate orders pursuant to this section or may request
that the case be heard by a special judge of probate. (c) Whenever and wherever it shall become
necessary that a special judge of probate be provided to hear and...
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12-15-101
Section 12-15-101 Purpose of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act; short title; goals for the juvenile
court. (a) This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act. The purpose of
this chapter is to facilitate the care, protection, and discipline of children who come under
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, while acknowledging the responsibility of the juvenile
court to preserve the public peace and security. (b) In furtherance of this purpose, the following
goals have been established for the juvenile court: (1) To preserve and strengthen the family
of the child whenever possible, including improvement of the home environment of the child.
(2) To remove the child from the custody of his or her parent or parents only when it is judicially
determined to be in his or her best interests or for the safety and protection of the public.
(3) To reunite a child with his or her parent or parents as quickly and as safely as possible
when the child has been removed from the custody...
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12-15-701
Section 12-15-701 Definitions; applicability of prostitution statutes; procedures. (a) For
the purposes of this section, sexually exploited child shall mean an individual under the
age of 18 years who is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and who has been subjected
to sexual exploitation because he or she is any of the following: (1) A victim of the crime
of human trafficking sexual servitude as provided in Section 13A-6-150, et seq. (2) Engaged
in prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121. (3) A victim of the crime
of promoting prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-111, 13A-12-112, or 13A-12-113. (b)
A sexually exploited child may not be adjudicated delinquent or convicted of a crime of prostitution
as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121, or any municipal ordinance prohibiting such
acts. (c) In any proceeding based upon a child's arrest for an act of prostitution, there
is a presumption that the child satisfies the definition of a sexually...
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