26-10A-13
Section 26-10A-13 Time of consent or relinquishment; filing with court. (a) A consent or relinquishment
may be taken at any time, except that once signed or confirmed, may be withdrawn within five
days after birth or within five days after signing of the consent or relinquishment, whichever
comes last. (b) Consent or relinquishment can be withdrawn if the court finds that the withdrawal
is reasonable under the circumstances and consistent with the best interest of the child within
14 days after the birth of the child or within 14 days after signing of the consent or relinquishment,
whichever comes last. (c) All consents or relinquishments required by this act shall be filed
with the court in which the petition for adoption is pending before the final decree of adoption
is entered. (Acts 1990, No. 90-554, p. 912, §13.)...
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26-2A-100
Section 26-2A-100 Appointment of guardian for incapacitated person by will or other writing.
(a) The parent of an unmarried incapacitated person may appoint by will, or other writing
signed by the parent and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged, a guardian of
the incapacitated person. If both parents are dead or the surviving parent is adjudged incapacitated,
a parental appointment becomes effective when, after having given seven days' prior written
notice of intention to do so to the incapacitated person and to the person having the care
of the person or to the nearest adult relative residing in this state, the guardian files
acceptance of appointment in the court in which the will is probated, or in the case of a
nontestamentary nominating instrument, in the court at the place where the incapacitated person
resides or is present. If both parents are dead, an effective appointment by the parent who
died later has priority. (b) The spouse of a married incapacitated person...
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26-2A-105
Section 26-2A-105 Findings; order of appointment. (a) The court shall exercise the authority
conferred in this division so as to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and
independence of the incapacitated person and make appointive and other orders only to the
extent necessitated by the incapacitated person's mental and adaptive limitations or other
conditions warranting the procedure. (b) The court may appoint a guardian as requested if
it is satisfied that the person for whom a guardian is sought is incapacitated and that the
appointment is necessary or desirable as a means of providing continuing care and supervision
of the person of the incapacitated person. The court, on appropriate findings, may (i) treat
the petition as one for a protective order under Section 26-2A-130 and proceed accordingly,
(ii) enter any other appropriate order, or (iii) dismiss the proceedings. (c) The court, at
the time of appointment or later, on its own motion or on appropriate petition or...
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26-2A-106
Section 26-2A-106 Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction. By accepting appointment,
a guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the court in any proceeding relating
to the guardianship that may be instituted by any interested person. Notice of any proceeding
must be delivered or mailed to the guardian at the address listed in the court records and
at the address as then known to the petitioner. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-207.)...

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26-2A-81
Section 26-2A-81 Resignation, removal, and other post-appointment proceedings. (a) Any person
interested in the welfare of a ward or the ward, if 14 or more years of age, may petition
for removal of a guardian on the ground that removal would be in the best interest of the
ward or for any other order that is in the best interest of the ward. A guardian may petition
for permission to resign. A petition for removal or for permission to resign may, but need
not, include a request for appointment of a successor guardian. (b) Notice of hearing on a
petition for an order subsequent to appointment of a guardian must be given, as prescribed
in Section 26-2A-50, to the ward, the guardian, and any other person as ordered by the court.
(c) After notice and hearing on a petition for removal or for permission to resign, the court
may terminate the guardianship and make any further order that may be appropriate. (d) If
the court determines at any time in the proceeding that the interest of the ward...
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26-5-12
Section 26-5-12 Final consent settlement between conservator and ward. A conservator appointed
by any court of this state for a minor or incapacitated person may, on the arrival of his
or her ward at full age or on termination of the ward's incapacity or on removal of his or
her ward's disabilities of nonage by a court of competent jurisdiction or, if the ward is
married and has attained the age of 18 years, or if the ward has died, present a verified
petition to the court in which the conservatorship is pending, praying for a final consent
settlement by and between him or her and his or her ward, or the ward's personal representative,
if the ward has died. If such consent settlement is agreed to by the ward, or the ward's personal
representative, if the ward has died, by a written instrument, signed by him or her and acknowledged
as conveyances of real estate are acknowledged, the court may approve such settlement without
notice or publication or posting. The agreement of the ward, or...
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26-9-9
Section 26-9-9 Procedure for appointment of guardian - Appointment of guardian; execution and
filing of bonds by guardian; filing of certificate by personal sureties. Before making an
appointment under the provisions of this chapter the court shall be satisfied that the guardian
whose appointment is sought is a fit and proper person to be appointed. Upon the appointment
being made, the guardian shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount
not less than the sum then due and estimated to become payable during the ensuing year. The
bond shall be in the form and be conditioned as required of a guardian appointed under the
guardianship laws of this state and it shall be the duty of the court having jurisdiction
of the cause, upon the application by any party in interest, to require the filing of an individual
bond in accordance with the provisions of this section without regard to the provisions of
any preexisting general or local statute or charter provision of...
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5-5A-38
Section 5-5A-38 Disposition of small deposits of deceased person - To whom payable; when bond
required. Whenever a person shall die leaving deposits in a bank not exceeding $5,000.00 in
the aggregate, the bank may in its discretion discharge itself from liability thereafter by
paying the deposits to the surviving spouse of the deceased or, if there is none, to the adult
children and to the person having the actual custody and control of the minor child or children
of the deceased; provided, that such person, if not the legal guardian, shall execute to the
probate judge of the county where the principal office of the bank is located a bond in the
penal sum of double the amount of the portion of such deposit he receives for the faithful
accounting of the money so received, which shall be approved by said probate judge; or, if
there is no surviving spouse or child or children, to the person or persons who, under the
laws of Alabama, are the next of kin and inherit the personal property of...
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12-15-402
Section 12-15-402 Authority and procedure. (a) The state, any county, any municipality, or
any governmental department or agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Human
Resources or the Department of Youth Services, or any person, including a parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian, may file a petition in the juvenile court to have any minor or child,
as defined in this chapter, committed to the custody of the department on the basis that the
minor or child is an individual with a mental illness or intellectual disability and, as a
consequence of that mental illness or intellectual disability, poses a real and present threat
of substantial harm to self or to others. (b) The petition shall be verified and filed in
the county in which the minor or child is located or resides, petitioning the juvenile court
to commit the minor or child to the custody of the department. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,
§5-137; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-928; §12-15-90; amended and...
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15-20A-25
Section 15-20A-25 Adult sex offender - Relief from employment restriction. (a) A sex offender
may petition at sentencing, or if after sentencing, a sex offender may file a petition in
the civil division of the circuit court in the county where the sex offender seeks to accept
or maintain employment for relief from the employment restrictions pursuant to subsection
(b) of Section 15-20A-13. A sex offender adjudicated or convicted of any of the following
sex offenses shall not be entitled to relief under this section: (1) Rape in the first degree,
as provided by Section 13A-6-61. (2) Sodomy in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-63.
(3) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-66. (4) Sex abuse of a
child less than 12 years old, as provided by Section 13A-6-69.1. (5) Sexual torture, as provided
by Section 13A-6-65.1. (6) Any sex offense involving a child. (7) Any solicitation, attempt,
or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1)...
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