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38-9-6
Section 38-9-6 Protective placement or other protective services. (a) An interested person
may petition the court to order protective placement or other protective services for an adult
in need of protective services. No protective placement or other protective services may be
ordered unless there is a determination by the court that the person is unable to provide
for his or her own protection from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional
abuse. Upon a petition, setting forth the facts and name, age, sex, and residence of the person,
the court of the circuit in which the person resides shall appoint a day, not more than 30
days from the filing of the petition, for the hearing on the petition. If, on the hearing
of a petition, the person is not represented by counsel, the court shall appoint a guardian
ad litem to represent him or her. A jury of six persons shall be impanelled for the hearing
to serve as the trier of facts. (b) Costs of court proceedings under this...
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12-15-141
Section 12-15-141 Emergency ex parte orders authorized upon showing of verified evidence of
abuse or neglect; evidence required; hearing required within 72 hours of issuance of order.
The juvenile court may enter an ex parte order of protection or restraint on an emergency
basis, without prior notice and a hearing, upon a showing of verified written or verbal evidence
of abuse or neglect injurious to the health or safety of a child subject to a juvenile court
proceeding and the likelihood that the abuse or neglect will continue unless the order is
issued. If an emergency order is issued, a hearing, after notice, shall be held within 72
hours of the written evidence or the next judicial business day thereafter, to either dissolve,
continue, or modify the order. (Acts 1991, No. 91-661, p. 1265, §4; §12-15-153; amended
and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §9.)...
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12-5A-8
Section 12-5A-8 Juvenile probation officers - Supervision; employees of state; appointment
and dismissal; director of probation services; certain employees subject to merit system procedures.
On or after October 1, 1999, each of the following shall occur: (1) In each county having
a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census, all juvenile
probation officers and employees covered by this chapter, and any future employees occupying
covered positions, shall be under the direct supervision of the presiding juvenile court judge.
(2) All juvenile probation officers in counties having a population of 99,000 or less according
to the 1990 federal decennial census shall be state employees and shall be subject to the
procedures of the state court system personnel system. All appointments of juvenile probation
officers for authorized positions within a county shall be made by the presiding juvenile
court judge, subject to the approval of the Administrative Director...
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15-12-1
Section 15-12-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) APPOINTED COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State
of Alabama who is appointed by the court to represent an indigent defendant. (2) CONTRACT
COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama, or a firm, association,
corporation, or partnership of lawyers so licensed, executing a contract for the provision
of indigent defense services. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense
Services. (4) INDIGENT DEFENDANT. Any person involved in a criminal or juvenile proceeding
in the trial or appellate courts of the state for which proceeding representation by counsel
is constitutionally required or is authorized or required by statute or court rule, including
parents of children during the termination of parental rights hearings, who under oath or
affirmation states that he or she is unable to pay for his or her...
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44-1-51
Section 44-1-51 Composition; compensation; records. (a) The Governor shall be the ex officio
Chair of the Youth Services Board. (b) The board shall be composed of 18 voting members, five
of whom shall be the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, the State Superintendent
of Education, the Commissioner of Mental Health, the State Health Officer, and the Director
of the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, each of whom may delegate his or her vote
to an agent or employee by written notification 10 days prior to a meeting of the board. (c)
The chair, vice chair, and secretary of the board shall be elected by the members thereof.
The chair shall vote only in the case of a tie. (d) The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives
shall appoint two members to be selected from the membership of the House and the Presiding
Officer of the Alabama Senate shall appoint two members to be selected from the membership
of the Senate. The President of the Alabama Council of...
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12-15-109
Section 12-15-109 Issuance of orders to parents for payment of court costs, fees of attorneys,
and expenses for support, treatment of children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
pursuant to this chapter; manner of payment; proceedings upon failure of parents to pay amounts
directed. If, after making a parent, or other person legally obligated to care for and support
a child, a party to the action pursuant to this chapter and the Alabama Rules of Juvenile
Procedure and after a hearing, the juvenile court finds that the parent or other person is
financially able to pay all or part of the court costs, as provided by law, attorney fees,
and expenses with respect to examination, treatment, care, detention, or support of the child
incurred from the commencement of the proceeding in carrying out this chapter, the juvenile
court shall order them to pay the same and may prescribe the manner of payment. Unless otherwise
ordered, payment shall be made to the clerk of the juvenile court...
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12-15-125
Section 12-15-125 Taking into custody of children generally. (a) A child or minor may be taken
into custody for any of the following reasons: (1) Pursuant to an order of the juvenile court.
(2) By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child or minor
has run away from a juvenile detention, residential, shelter, or other care facility. (3)
By a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the child or minor
is suffering from an illness or injury or is in immediate danger from the surroundings of
the child or minor and that the immediate removal of the child or minor from those surroundings
is necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the child or minor. (b) In addition
to the grounds listed in subsection (a), a child may also be taken into custody for any of
the following reasons: (1) By a law enforcement officer for an alleged delinquent act pursuant
to the laws of arrest; (2) By a law enforcement officer who has...
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12-15-319
Section 12-15-319 Grounds for termination of parental rights; factors considered; presumption
arising from abandonment. (a) If the juvenile court finds from clear and convincing evidence,
competent, material, and relevant in nature, that the parents of a child are unable or unwilling
to discharge their responsibilities to and for the child, or that the conduct or condition
of the parents renders them unable to properly care for the child and that the conduct or
condition is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, it may terminate the parental rights
of the parents. In a hearing on a petition for termination of parental rights, the court shall
consider the best interests of the child. In determining whether or not the parents are unable
or unwilling to discharge their responsibilities to and for the child and to terminate the
parental rights, the juvenile court shall consider the following factors including, but not
limited to, the following: (1) That the parents have abandoned...
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26-17-601
Section 26-17-601 Proceeding authorized. (a) A civil proceeding may be maintained to adjudicate
the parentage of a child. The proceeding is governed by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure
or the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure as such applies to the court in which the proceeding
is filed. (b) Stipulations in any agreement that seek to bar a paternity action are not enforceable.
(Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)...
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30-5-4
Section 30-5-4 Remedies and relief; duty to inform court of pending proceedings, litigation,
etc.; previous court orders; issuance of orders. (a) The plaintiff's right to relief under
this chapter shall not be affected by his or her leaving the residence or household to avoid
further abuse. (b) At any hearing in a proceeding to obtain a protection order, each party
has a continuing duty to inform the court of each pending proceeding in this state or any
other state for a protection order, any pending civil litigation in this state or any other
state, each pending proceeding in any family or juvenile court of this state or any other
state, each pending criminal case involving the parties in this state or any other state,
and any existing child custody or support order, including the case name, the file number,
and the county and state of the proceeding, if that information is known to the party. (c)
The remedies and procedures provided in this chapter are in addition to and not in lieu...
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