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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a consent or relinquishment may be withdrawn.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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26-10A-26
Section 26-10A-26 Appeals. (a) Appeals from any final decree of adoption shall be taken to
the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and filed within 14 days from the final decree. (b) An
appeal from any final order or decree rendered under this chapter shall have priority in all
courts and shall have precedence over all other matters, except for other matters which have
been given priority by specific statutory provision or rule of court. The trial court may
enter further orders concerning the custody of the adoptee pending appeal. (c) If an order,
judgment, or decree rendered under this chapter is appealed, the party who files the appeal
shall cause notice of the appeal to be transmitted to all persons entitled to receive notice
pursuant to Section 26-10A-17, except for persons for whom consent or relinquishment has been
implied under Section 26-10A-9 or whose consent or relinquishment is not required under Section
26-10A-10. Such notice of appeal shall set forth the pendency of the appeal...
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26-10A-7
Section 26-10A-7 Persons whose consents or relinquishment are required. (a) Consent to the
petitioner's adoption or relinquishment for adoption to the Department of Human Resources
or a licensed child placing agency shall be required of the following: (1) The adoptee, if
14 years of age or older, except where the court finds that the adoptee does not have the
mental capacity to give consent; (2) The adoptee's mother; (3) The adoptee's presumed father,
regardless of paternity, if: a. He and the adoptee's mother are or have been married to each
other and the adoptee was born during the marriage, or within 300 days after the marriage
was terminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or divorce, or after a decree
of separation was entered by a court; or b. Before the adoptee's birth, he and the adoptee's
mother have attempted to marry each other by a marriage solemnized in apparent compliance
with law, although the attempted marriage is or could be declared invalid, and, 1. If...
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15-20A-24
Section 15-20A-24 Adult sex offender - Relief from registration and notification. (a) At disposition,
sentencing, upon completion of probation, or upon completion of a term of registration ordered
by the sentencing court, a sex offender may petition the court for relief from the requirements
of this chapter resulting from any of the following offenses, provided that he or she meets
the requirements set forth in subsection (b): (1) Rape in the second degree, as provided by
subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 13A-6-62. (2) Sodomy in the second degree, as
provided by subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 13A-6-64. (3) Sexual abuse in the
second degree, as provided by subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of Section 13A-6-67. (4) Sexual
misconduct, as provided by Section 13A-6-65. (5) Any crime committed in this state or any
other jurisdiction which, if had been committed in this state under the current provisions
of law, would constitute an offense listed in subdivisions (1)...
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32-6-7.2
Section 32-6-7.2 Restrictions on issuance to persons under 18 years of age (a) A person who
is under the age of 18 may not apply for a Stage II restricted regular driver's license until
the person has held a Stage I learner's license issued pursuant to Section 32-6-8 or a comparable
license issued by another state for at least a six-month period. (b) In addition to any other
requirements of this chapter, if the applicant for a driver's license is 16 years of age,
he or she shall submit to the Department of Public Safety the following: (1) A verification
form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed by a parent or legal guardian, or
a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, consenting to the licensure
of the applicant. (2) A verification form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed
by a parent, legal guardian, a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian,
or a licensed or certified driving instructor, certifying that the applicant...
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26-2A-158
Section 26-2A-158 Termination of proceedings. (a) The protected person, conservator, or any
other interested person may petition the court to terminate the conservatorship. A protected
person seeking termination is entitled to the same rights and procedures as in an original
proceeding for a protective order. If the conservator has accounted to the formerly protected
person, no accounting is necessary. The court, upon determining after notice and hearing that
the minority or disability of the protected person has ceased, shall terminate the conservatorship.
Upon termination, title to assets of the estate passes to the formerly protected person or
to successors. The order of termination must provide for expenses of administration and direct
the conservator to execute appropriate instruments to evidence the transfer. (b) A conservator
appointed by any court of this state, on termination or removal of the protected person's
minority or disability, may present a verified petition to the...
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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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41-22-20
Section 41-22-20 Judicial review of preliminary, procedural, etc., actions or rulings and final
decisions in contested cases. (a) A person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available
within the agency, other than rehearing, and who is aggrieved by a final decision in a contested
case is entitled to judicial review under this chapter. A preliminary, procedural, or intermediate
agency action or ruling is immediately reviewable if review of the final agency decision would
not provide an adequate remedy. (b) All proceedings for review may be instituted by filing
of notice of appeal or review and a cost bond with the agency to cover the reasonable costs
of preparing the transcript of the proceeding under review, unless waived by the agency or
the court on a showing of substantial hardship. A petition shall be filed either in the Circuit
Court of Montgomery County or in the circuit court of the county in which the agency maintains
its headquarters, or unless otherwise...
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30-3-5
Section 30-3-5 Venue of all proceedings seeking modification of child custody, visitation rights,
or child support. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, venue of all proceedings for petitions
or other actions seeking modification, interpretation, or enforcement of a final decree awarding
custody of a child or children to a parent and/or granting visitation rights, and/or awarding
child support, and/or awarding other expenses incident to the support of a minor child or
children, and/or granting post-minority benefits for a child or children is changed so that
venue will lie in: (1) the original circuit court rendering the final decree; or (2) in the
circuit court of the county where both the current custodial parent or, in the case of post-minority
benefits, where the most recent custodial parent, that parent having custody at the time of
the child's attaining majority, and the child or children have resided for a period of at
least three consecutive years immediately preceding the...
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30-3-62
Section 30-3-62 Who may petition for withholding order; withholding on existing support orders;
filing with clerk; service; hearing; issuance of order; contents; when order takes effect;
entry of support and withholding orders by different courts; termination of withholding. (a)
Section 8-5-21 to the contrary notwithstanding, and in addition to and independent of any
other remedy provided by law for the enforcement of support, the obligee, district attorney,
or representative of the Department of Human Resources may file with a court of this state,
as defined in this article, a petition seeking an order of income withholding. Additionally,
for all existing support orders issued in the State of Alabama that do not provide for income
withholding and upon the filing of an application for support services by the obligee with
the department, the department shall petition the court for an income withholding order pursuant
to this section. The obligee, district attorney, or representative of...
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