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26-2-2
Section 26-2-2 Removal of guardianship or conservatorship from probate to circuit court.
The administration or conduct of any guardianship or conservatorship of a minor or incapacitated
person may be removed from the probate court to the circuit court, at any time before the
final settlement thereof by the guardian or conservator of any such guardianship or conservatorship
or guardian ad litem or next friend of such ward or anyone entitled to support out of the
estate of such ward without assigning any special equity, and an order of removal must be
made by the court or judge upon the filing of a sworn petition by any such guardian or conservator
or guardian ad litem or next friend for the ward or such person entitled to support out of
the estate of such ward, reciting in what capacity the petitioner acts and that in the opinion
of the petitioner such guardianship or conservatorship can be better administered in the circuit
court than in the probate court. (Code 1923, §8102; Acts...
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26-2-3
Section 26-2-3 Transfer to circuit court; remand to probate court. (a) In any county
where the judge of probate is required to be learned in the law, the administration or conduct
of any guardianship or conservatorship of a minor or incapacitated person may be removed from
the probate court to the circuit court pursuant to Section 26-2-2 at any time before
a proceeding for final settlement thereof is commenced in probate court by the guardian or
conservator of the guardianship or conservatorship or guardian ad litem or next friend of
a ward or anyone entitled to support out of the estate of the ward without assigning any special
equity. The circuit court shall remand the administration of a guardianship or conservatorship
transferred pursuant to this section to the probate court if the circuit court finds
that the removal was sought for the purpose of improper delay or did not comply with applicable
law. The circuit court may remand the administration of a guardianship or...
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26-2A-78
Section 26-2A-78 Powers and duties of guardian of minor. (a) A guardian of a minor ward
has the powers and responsibilities of a parent regarding the ward's health, support, education,
or maintenance, but a guardian is not personally liable for the ward's expenses and is not
liable to third persons by reason of the relationship for acts of the ward. (b) In particular
and without qualifying the foregoing, a guardian shall: (1) Become or remain personally acquainted
with the ward and maintain sufficient contact with the ward to know of the ward's capacities,
limitations, needs, opportunities, and physical and mental health; (2) Take reasonable care
of the ward's personal effects and commence protective proceedings if necessary to protect
other property of the ward; (3) Apply any available money of the ward to the ward's current
needs for health, support, education, or maintenance; (4) Conserve any excess money of the
ward for the ward's future needs, but if a conservator has been...
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26-2A-20
Section 26-2A-20 General definitions. As used in this chapter the following terms shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) CLAIMS. In respect of a protected person, includes liabilities of the protected person,
whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, and liabilities of the estate which arise
at or after the appointment of a conservator, including expenses of administration. (2) CONSERVATOR.
A person who is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a protected person and includes
a limited conservator described in Section 26-2A-148(a). (3) COURT. A probate court
of this state. (4) COURT REPRESENTATIVE. A person appointed in a guardianship or protective
proceeding who is trained in law, nursing, or social work, is an officer, employee, or special
appointee of the court, and has no personal interest in the proceeding. (5) DISABILITY. Cause
for a protective order as described in Section 26-2A-130. (6) ESTATE. Includes...
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26-8-20
Section 26-8-20 Authorization generally. The court of probate or circuit court from
which letters of guardianship or conservatorship have issued has authority to order the removal
to another county of the person and property of a minor or ward if it is shown that such removal
will advance the interests of the minor or ward. (Code 1842, §2035; Code 1867, §2445; Code
1876, §2802; Code 1886, §2483; Code 1896, §2368; Code 1907, §4458; Code 1923, §8231;
Code 1940, T. 21, §103; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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26-8-23
Section 26-8-23 Preparation, certification, and filing of record of proceedings; grant
of guardianship or conservatorship and filing of transcript thereof; removal; powers of guardian
or conservator as to recovery, receipt, etc., of property of minor or ward. If the removal
authorized is of the person and property of the minor or ward, a transcript of the record
of the proceedings must be made and certified and filed in the court of probate of the county
to which the removal is to be made. Upon the filing of such transcript, such court has jurisdiction
to grant guardianship or conservatorship of the person or conservatorship of property of the
minor or ward, and on such grant being made and a transcript thereof, duly certified, being
filed in the court of probate authorizing the removal, such removal may be made. The conservator
so appointed has full authority to demand, recover, and receive the property of the minor
or ward from and after the making of the removal. (Code 1886, §2486;...
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26-8-40
Section 26-8-40 Removal of property of minor or ward whose parent, etc., resides without
state or removes minor or ward from state - Authorization generally. When the parent, guardian,
or other person having legal custody of a minor child or incapacitated person resides without
the state or removed with such child from the state, becoming a resident of another state,
the court of probate or the circuit court, having jurisdiction of the estate of the minor
or ward has authority to order the removal of the property of the minor or ward to a conservator
in the state of the residence of the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody
of the minor or ward. (Code 1876, §2800; Code 1886, §2489; Code 1896, §2374; Code 1907,
§4464; Code 1923, §8237; Code 1940, T. 21, §109; Acts 1949, No. 128, p. 154; Acts 1987,
No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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26-2A-142
Section 26-2A-142 Compensation; reimbursement; court costs. (a) If not otherwise reasonably
compensated for services rendered, any court representative, attorney, physician, conservator,
or special conservator appointed in a protective proceeding and any attorney whose services
resulted in a protective order or in an order that was beneficial to a protected person's
estate is entitled to reasonable compensation from the estate. The conservator shall be allowed
from the estate of the protective person all reasonable premiums paid on his or her bond and
reimbursement of any court costs paid. (b) If not otherwise reasonably compensated for services
rendered, any court representative, attorney, physician appointed in a guardianship, and any
attorney whose services resulted in a guardianship order or in an order that was beneficial
to a ward is entitled to reasonable compensation from the estate. The guardian may be reimbursed
from the estate of the ward for any court costs paid. (c) Except...
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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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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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