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26-10A-19
Section 26-10A-19 Investigation. (a) A pre-placement investigation shall be made to determine
the suitability of each petitioner and the home in which the adoptee will be placed. The investigation
shall include a criminal background investigation and any other circumstances which might
be relevant to the placement of an adoptee with the petitioners. A copy of the pre-placement
investigation shall be filed with the court when the petition for adoption is filed. (b) An
individual or couple may initiate a pre-placement investigation by request directly through
the Department of Human Resources or a licensed child placing agency or by filing a request
with the probate court. The court may appoint any agency or individual qualified under subsection
(d) to perform the pre-placement investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, a copy
of the report shall be sent to the petitioners. The report is to be filed with the court at
the time of the filing of the petition for adoption. (c)...
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22-52-37
Section 22-52-37 Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum standards
for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment. (a) Any civil
commitment proceedings are to be conducted in accordance with the following constitutional
due process standards: (1) Adequate notice of the hearing and its purpose shall be given sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled proceedings to permit a reasonable opportunity to prepare therefor.
(2) The person to be committed shall have the right to attend the hearing unless the court,
after appropriate inquiry, determines that he or she is so mentally or physically ill as to
be incapable of attendance. (3) The subject of the hearing shall be informed of his right
to counsel and to the appointment of counsel if indigent. Where the commitment of a presently
confined patient is sought, a guardian ad litem who is an attorney shall be appointed. (4)
The guardian ad litem shall be entitled to a reasonable fee...
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9-9-50
Section 9-9-50 Annexation of land to district. Any body of land, however large, contiguous
or adjacent to a water management district organized under this article may be annexed thereto
and made a part thereof, the same as if originally included therein, upon petition of one
third or more of the landowners owning 50 percent or more in acreage of the real property
to be annexed or upon the petition of one half or more of the owners of the real property
to be annexed owning more than one third of the area to be annexed. Such petition and all
the proceedings relative thereto shall conform as nearly as may be with the provisions of
this article for the filing of the petition for the organization of a water management district
and shall be filed with the court of probate having jurisdiction over the district to which
annexation is sought. Upon filing of such petition, the court shall direct the board of water
management commissioners of said district to cause surveys and a report to be made...
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22-52-92
Section 22-52-92 Applicability to counties. (a) This article shall not be applicable to any
county unless and until the judge of probate with the approval of the county commission of
that particular county makes a finding that there exists in the county provisions for implementation
of the community mental health officer program and the necessary facilities to detain persons
pursuant to this article. In that event, the judge of probate shall open a case under a docket
number and enter therein findings upon the records of the court which shall also expressly
state the intention thereby to invoke this article. Notification and a copy of the court's
findings and statement shall be served on all designated mental health facilities located
within the county, all law enforcement agencies within the county, the Commissioner of the
state Department of Mental Health, the state Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the
Governor of the State of Alabama, and any other persons deemed...
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24-9-8
The court, on the request of a party or as needed to allow completion of service of process
on all interested persons, and to allow those persons 30 days after service of process to
file an answer or other responsive pleadings to the petition, may extend the 90-day period
for good cause shown. (e) The authority shall serve all persons having record title or interest
in or lien upon the property with a notice of the hearing on the petition to quiet title.
Such service shall be attempted by personal service and by certified mail; provided
if service is perfected by either method, the service will be sufficient to provide service
of process upon all persons having record title or interest in or lien upon the property.
If the persons entitled to service are located outside the county, they may be served by certified
mail. (f) The notice required under subsection (e) shall include: (1) The date on which the
authority recorded, under subsection (a), the notice of the pending quiet title...
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26-10A-24
Section 26-10A-24 Contested hearing. (a) Whenever a motion contesting the adoption is filed,
the court shall set the matter for a contested hearing to determine: (1) Whether the best
interests of the adoptee will be served by the adoption. (2) Whether the adoptee is a person
capable of being adopted by the petitioner in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(3) Whether an actual or implied consent or relinquishment to the adoption is valid. (4) Whether
a consent or relinquishment may be withdrawn. (b) The court shall give notice of the contested
hearing by certified mail to all parties who have appeared before the court. The moving party
and each petitioner shall be present at the contested hearing. The guardian ad litem shall
appear and represent the interests of the adoptee. (c) The court may continue the hearing
from time to time to permit notice to all parties, or to permit further discovery, observation,
investigation, or consideration of any fact or circumstances...
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30-3-4.2
Section 30-3-4.2 Grandparent visitation. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words have the following meanings: (1) GRANDPARENT. The parent of a parent, whether the relationship
is created biologically or by adoption. (2) HARM. A finding by the court, by clear and convincing
evidence, that without court-ordered visitation by the grandparent, the child's emotional,
mental, or physical well-being has been, could reasonably be, or would be jeopardized. (b)
A grandparent may file an original action in a circuit court where his or her grandchild resides
or any other court exercising jurisdiction with respect to the grandchild or file a motion
to intervene in any action when any court in this state has before it any issue concerning
custody of the grandchild, including a domestic relations proceeding involving the parent
or parents of the grandchild, for reasonable visitation rights with respect to the grandchild
if any of the following circumstances exist: (1) An action for...
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45-37-140.12
Section 45-37-140.12 Service charge ordinances; election. (a) Subject to the conditions stated
below in this section, the board of trustees shall be authorized to adopt service charge ordinances
levying service charges provided for in Section 45-37-140.11. No service charge ordinance
shall take effect and be enforced until the substance of the ordinance has been published
in some newspaper of general circulation in the district and at least eight days have elapsed
after such newspaper publication and at least eight days have also elapsed after such ordinance
in full was posted in each fire station in the district, or at some other public place in
the district if there is no such fire station. It is further provided that no such ordinance
shall become effective unless it is approved at an election held in response to the petition
hereinbelow provided for, or unless the time prescribed for filing such petition expires without
the petition being filed. (b) Upon the petition, prescribed in...
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45-37A-100.06
Section 45-37A-100.06 Order of administrative hearing officer; judicial review. (a) Following
an administrative hearing, the administrative hearing officer shall issue an order stating
all of the following: (1) Whether the person charged with the civil violation is liable for
the violation. (2) If the person is found to be liable, the amount of the fine assessed against
the person, along with the fees and costs provided for herein. (b) Orders issued under this
section may be filed in the office of the judge of probate in any county in Alabama, and shall
operate as a judicial lien in the same manner and with the same weight and effect as any other
civil judgment filed therein. (c) A person who is found liable after an administrative hearing
may challenge that finding of civil liability in the Jefferson County Circuit Court, by filing
a petition for judicial review with the Jefferson County Circuit Court. The petition for judicial
review shall be filed not later than the 14th day after...
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45-37A-42.06
Section 45-37A-42.06 Order of administrative hearing officer; judicial review. (a) Following
an administrative hearing, the Administrative Hearing Officer shall issue an order stating:
(1) Whether the person charged with the civil violation is liable for the violation; and (2)
If the person is found to be liable, the amount of the fine assessed against the person, along
with the fees and costs provided for herein. (b) Orders issued under this section may be filed
in the office of the judge of probate in any county in Alabama, and shall operate as a judicial
lien in the same manner and with the same weight and effect as any other civil judgment filed
therein. (c) A person who is found liable after an administrative hearing may challenge that
finding of civil liability in the Jefferson County Circuit Court, by filing a petition for
judicial review with the Jefferson County Circuit Court. The petition for judicial review
must be filed not later than the 14th day after the date on which...
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