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43-2-445
Section 43-2-445 Notice and hearing generally; time for hearing; appointment of guardian ad
litem. (a) The court must appoint a day, not less than 30 days from the time of making such
application, for the hearing thereof, and must appoint a proper person, not a petitioner or
of kin to a petitioner, as a guardian ad litem, to represent the minors or persons of unsound
mind, if any there be, and must issue a citation to the heirs or devisees of full age, and
residing in this state, notifying them of the application, and the day appointed for hearing
the same, which must be served on them 10 days before the day appointed for the hearing. (b)
If such application be for the sale of land for the payment of debts, notice must also be
given by publication, once a week for three successive weeks, in some newspaper published
in the county, or by posting up notice at the courthouse door and three other public places
in the county, at the discretion of the court. If no newspaper is published in...
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43-8-165
Section 43-8-165 Notice to surviving spouse and next of kin - Minors. If any of the next of
kin are minors, such notice may be served as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure;
and in addition to the service above provided for minors, the court must appoint a guardian
ad litem who is disinterested and who shall be an attorney-at-law and who does not represent
any party having an interest adverse to such minors; and notice shall issue to such guardian
ad litem. Such guardian shall accept service and agree to represent the minors in the proof
and probate of the will, and if he fail to accept service and agree to appear for the minors
within 10 days after service, the court appoint another guardian ad litem, upon whom notice
must be served, and he must agree to accept service and represent the minors as is provided
in the first instance, and the will must not be probated until a guardian ad litem has agreed
to accept the appointment and to represent the minors in the proof and...
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6-5-380
Section 6-5-380 Liability of parents for destruction of property by minor; exception. (a) The
parent or parents, guardian, or other person having care or control of any minor under the
age of 18 years with whom the minor is living and who have custody of the minor shall be liable
for the actual damages sustained, but not exceeding the sum of $1,000, plus the court costs
of the action, to any person, firm, association, corporation and the State of Alabama and
its political subdivision for all damages proximately caused by the injury to, or destruction
of, any property, real, personal or mixed, by the intentional, willful, or malicious act or
acts of the minor. Except, approved foster parents of the Department of Human Resources shall
not be liable for damages caused by foster children. (b) Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the liability of any such parent or parents as the same may now otherwise
exist under the laws of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess.,...
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10A-1-1.03
Section 10A-1-1.03 Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following terms mean: (1) AFFILIATE. A person who controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with another person. An affiliate of an individual includes the spouse, or
a parent or sibling thereof, of the individual, or a child, grandchild, sibling, parent, or
spouse of any thereof, of the individual, or an individual having the same home as the individual,
or a trust or estate of which an individual specified in this sentence is a substantial beneficiary;
a trust, estate, incompetent, conservatee, protected person, or minor of which the individual
is a fiduciary; or an entity of which the individual is director, general partner, agent,
employee or the governing authority or member of the governing authority. (2) ASSOCIATE. When
used to indicate a relationship with: (A) a domestic or foreign entity for which the person
is: (i) an officer or governing person; or (ii) a beneficial...
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12-13-21
Section 12-13-21 Appointment of guardian for developmentally disabled person. (a) The term
"developmentally disabled" person, means a person whose impairment of general intellectual
functioning or adaptive behavior meets the following criteria: (1) It has continued since
its origination or can be expected to continue indefinitely. (2) It constitutes a substantial
burden to the impaired person's ability to perform normally in society. (3) It is attributed
to one or more of the following: a. Mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism.
b. Any other condition of a person found to be closely related to mental retardation because
it produces a similar impairment or requires treatment and services similar to those required
for a person who is mentally retarded c. Dyslexia resulting from a condition described in
subparagraph a or b. (b) Guardianship for a developmentally disabled person shall be utilized
only as is necessary to promote and protect the well being of the person,...
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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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16-28-21
Section 16-28-21 Juvenile court jurisdiction. The juvenile court of the county shall have original
and exclusive jurisdiction of all prosecutions or proceedings arising under the provisions
of this article against or concerning any parent, guardian or other person having charge or
control of a child, or against or concerning any child or other person for the purpose of
enforcing the provisions of this article and effecting its objects, and all provisions of
Chapter 15 of Title 12 shall apply to prosecutions or proceedings arising under the provisions
and terms of this article. (School Code 1927, §320; Code 1940, T. 52, §316.)...
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26-2A-135
Section 26-2A-135 Procedure concerning hearing and order on original petition. (a) Upon receipt
of a petition for appointment of a conservator or other protective order because of minority,
the court shall set a date for hearing. If the court determines at any time in the proceeding
that the interests of the minor are or may be inadequately represented, it may appoint an
attorney to represent the minor, giving consideration to the choice of the minor if 14 or
more years of age. An attorney appointed by the court to represent a minor may be granted
the powers and duties of a guardian ad litem. (b) Upon receipt of a petition for appointment
of a conservator or other protective order for reasons other than minority, the court shall
set a date for hearing. Unless the person to be protected has chosen counsel, the court shall
appoint an attorney to represent the person who may be granted the powers and duties of a
guardian ad litem. If the alleged disability is mental illness, mental...
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26-2B-203
Section 26-2B-203 Jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian
or issue a protective order for a respondent if: (1) this state is the respondent's home state;
(2) on the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state and: (A)
the respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent's home state has declined
to exercise jurisdiction because this state is a more appropriate forum; or (B) the respondent
has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that
state or another significant-connection state and before the court makes the appointment or
issues the order: (i) a petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent's
home state; (ii) an objection to the court's jurisdiction is not filed by a person required
to be notified of the proceeding; and (iii) the court in this state concludes that it is an
appropriate forum under the factors set forth in Section...
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26-2B-302
Section 26-2B-302 Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state.
(a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to this state under
provisions similar to Section 26-2B-301, the guardian or conservator must petition the court
in this state to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must include the
following: (1) a certified copy of the other state's provisional order of transfer; (2) an
inventory of the protected person's estate as of the date of the petition including certified
records of all bank accounts in the protected person's estate as of the date of the petition;
(3) proof of the conservator's bond; and (4) any final accounting of the protected person's
estate which has been submitted in the prior jurisdiction. If no such accounting was required
by the transferring court, the petitioner must prepare and submit an accounting prior to acceptance.
(b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be given to...
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