42-2-6
Section 42-2-6 Conduct of hearing; order granting or refusing application; appeal from
grant or refusal of application. On the day appointed or any other day to which the hearing
may be continued, the court must hear the allegations of the application and any objections
which may be filed to the granting thereof and any legal evidence touching the same, and shall
make an order granting or refusing the application. The hearing herein provided for must in
all respects be conducted and evidence taken as in civil cases, and either party may, by bill
of exception, reserve any opinion or decision of the court. Either party is entitled to an
appeal to the Supreme Court from the order of the court granting or refusing the application
within 42 days from the making thereof. (Code 1907, §§2419, 2420; Code 1923, §§3153, 3154;
Code 1940, T. 59, §§9, 10.)...
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12-15-303
Section 12-15-303 Transfer of dependency proceedings between juvenile courts within
the state. (a) If a dependency proceeding is commenced in a county other than the county of
the residence of the child, the juvenile court in which the proceedings were commenced, on
its own motion or a motion of a party and after consultation with the receiving juvenile court,
may transfer the proceeding before or after adjudication to the county of the residence of
the child for the purpose of adjudication, disposition, supervision, or review as mandated
by federal and state law for children in foster care or in the custody of the state, or any
combination thereof. (b) For purposes of this section, county of the residence of the
child means the county in which the child and legal custodian have established legal residence
or have resided for six or more months of a calendar year. This term shall not include placements
by a state department or agency. (c) Certified copies of all legal and social...
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43-2-296
Section 43-2-296 Trial. On the day specified in the citation, or after publication as
required, or on any day thereafter to which the hearing may be continued, the court must proceed
to hear the evidence, and may, in its discretion, examine the parties; and when the application
charges embezzlement, waste or any other maladministration of the estate, either party is
entitled to a trial by jury. (Code 1852, §§1703, 1704; Code 1867, §§2024, 2025; Code 1876,
§§2393, 2394; Code 1886, §2050; Code 1896, §97; Code 1907, §2571; Code 1923, §5794;
Code 1940, T. 61, §184.)...
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43-2-453
Section 43-2-453 Evidence of title. In applications to the probate court for the sale
of lands, the patent or deed shall be sufficient evidence to authorize the court to proceed
and hear the application. (Code 1867, §2129; Code 1876, §2473; Code 1886, §2131; Code 1896,
§186; Code 1907, §2651; Code 1923, §5881; Code 1940, T. 61, §275.)...
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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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12-15-105
Section 12-15-105 Exercise of authority by district attorneys in juvenile court proceedings
generally; assistance by district attorneys in the juvenile courts; representation of the
state by district attorneys in cases appealed from juvenile courts. (a) The district attorney
of the judicial circuit in which delinquency or child in need of supervision cases are filed
may exercise his or her authority in all delinquency and child in need of supervision cases
arising pursuant to this chapter. (b) The juvenile court may call upon the district attorney
to assist the juvenile court in any proceeding pursuant to this chapter. It shall be the duty
of the district attorney to render this assistance when so requested. (c) Notwithstanding
Title 36, the district attorney shall represent the state in all delinquency and child in
need of supervision cases appealed from the juvenile court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,
§5-107; §12-15-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2008-277, p. 441, §1.)...
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12-15-142
Section 12-15-142 Modification, extension, or termination of order after notice and
hearing for person subject thereto; findings required concerning best interests of the child
subject to a juvenile court proceeding. After notice and opportunity for a hearing afforded
to a person subject to a protection or restraint order, the order may be modified or extended
for a further specified period, or both, or may be terminated if the juvenile court finds
that the best interests of the child subject to a juvenile court proceeding will be served
thereby. (Acts 1991, No. 91-661, p. 1265, §5; §12-15-154; amended and renumbered by Act
2008-277, p. 441, §9.)...
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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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12-15-108
Section 12-15-108 Liability of counties for expenses of maintenance and care of children
under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to this chapter; reimbursement. Except
as otherwise provided in this chapter, all expenses necessary or appropriate to the carrying
out of the purposes and intent of this chapter and all expenses of maintenance and care of
children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to this chapter that may be
incurred by order of the juvenile court in carrying out the provisions and intent of this
chapter (except costs paid by parents, legal guardians, legal custodians, or trustees and
court costs as provided by law) shall be valid charges and preferred claims against the county
. These claims shall be paid by the county treasurer when itemized and sworn to by the creditor
or other persons knowing the facts in the case and when approved by the juvenile court. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a municipality shall reimburse the county the actual...
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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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