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26-2A-104
Section 26-2A-104 Who may be guardian; priorities. (a) Any qualified person may be appointed
guardian of an incapacitated person. (b) Unless lack of qualification or other good cause
dictates the contrary, the court shall appoint a guardian in accordance with the incapacitated
person's most recent nomination in a durable power of attorney. (c) Except as provided in
subsection (b), the following are entitled to consideration for appointment in the order listed:
(1) The spouse of the incapacitated person or a person nominated by will of a deceased spouse
or by other writing signed by the spouse and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged;
(2) An adult child of the incapacitated person; (3) A parent of the incapacitated person,
or a person nominated by will of a deceased parent or by other writing signed by a parent
and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged; (4) Any relative of the incapacitated
person with whom the person has resided for more than six months prior...
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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-138
Section 26-2A-138 Who may be appointed conservator; priorities. (a) The court may appoint an
individual or a corporation with general power to serve as trustee or conservator of the estate
of a protected person. The following are entitled to consideration for appointment in the
order listed: (1) A conservator, guardian of property, or other like fiduciary appointed or
recognized by an appropriate court of any other jurisdiction in which the protected person
resides; (2) An individual or corporation nominated by the protected person who is 14 or more
years of age and of sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice; (3) An attorney-in-fact
under a valid durable power of attorney previously executed by the protected person and giving
the attorney-in-fact reasonably broad powers over the property of the protected person; (4)
The spouse of the protected person, or a person nominated by the will of a deceased spouse
to whom the protected person was married at the decedent's death...
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26-2A-102
Section 26-2A-102 Court appointment of guardian for incapacitated person. (a) Except as provided
by subsection (e), an incapacitated person or any person interested in the welfare of the
incapacitated person may petition for appointment of a limited or general guardian. (b) After
the filing of a petition, the court shall set a date for hearing on the issue of incapacity
so that notices may be given as required by Section 26-2A-103, and, unless the allegedly incapacitated
person is represented by counsel, appoint an attorney to represent the person in the proceeding.
The person so appointed may be granted the powers and duties of a guardian ad litem. The person
alleged to be incapacitated shall be examined by a physician or other qualified person appointed
by the court who shall submit a report in writing to the court. The person alleged to be incapacitated
also shall be interviewed by a court representative sent by the court. The court representative
also shall interview the person who...
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26-2A-71
Section 26-2A-71 Parental appointment of guardian for minor. (a) The parent of an unmarried
minor may appoint a guardian for the minor by will, or other writing signed by the parent
and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged. (b) Subject to the right of the minor
under Section 26-2A-72, if both parents are dead or incapacitated or the surviving parent
has no parental rights or has been adjudged to be incapacitated, a parental appointment becomes
effective when the guardian seasonably files an acceptance in the court in which a nominating
instrument is probated, or, in the case of a nontestamentary nominating instrument, in the
court at the place where the minor resides or is present. If two or more appointments are
made, the latter in time has priority, and if both parents are dead or incapacitated, an effective
appointment by the parent, who was eligible to make the appointment and who dies or became
incapacitated later in time, has priority. (c) A parental appointment...
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15-23-60
initial consideration of pre-discretionary leave, passes, and furloughs. (5) COURT. All state
courts including juvenile courts. (6) CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE. A person who is employed or authorized
by a public entity or a private entity that receives public funding primarily to provide counseling,
treatment, or other supportive assistance to crime victims. (7) CRIMINAL OFFENSE. Conduct
that gives a law enforcement officer or prosecutor probable cause to believe that a felony
involving physical injury, the threat of physical injury, or a sexual offense,
or any offense involving spousal abuse or domestic violence has been committed. (8) CRIMINAL
PROCEEDING. A hearing, argument, or other matter scheduled by and held before a trial court
but does not include a lineup, grand jury proceeding, or other matter not held in the presence
of the court. (9) CUSTODIAL AGENCY. A municipal or county jail, the State Department of Corrections,
juvenile detention facility, Department of Youth Services, the...
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6-10-106
Section 6-10-106 Proceedings to set aside exemptions when husband, wife, or parent absent seven
years and residence not ascertainable - Generally. (a) When the real and personal property
owned by an absent husband, wife, or parent who has not been heard from and whose residence
has been unknown for seven years and whose residence cannot be ascertained by diligent inquiry
does not exceed in amount and value the exemptions allowed in favor of his or her surviving
spouse and minor child or children, or either, the probate court of the county in which he
or she resided before leaving his or her spouse or children, upon the application of the deserted
spouse or, if there is no spouse or he or she does not act, upon the application of the guardian
or of a suitable person who shall be appointed by the judge of probate as next friend of such
minor children, verified by oath and setting forth such facts, must appoint two commissioners,
who shall make a full and complete inventory and...
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26-1-2
regarding provision, withholding, or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and artificially
provided nutrition and hydration but only a. if specifically authorized to do so in the durable
power of attorney, b. if the substantive provisions of the durable power of attorney are in
substantial compliance and if the durable power of attorney is executed and accepted in substantially
the same form as set forth in the Alabama Natural Death Act, and c. in instances of terminal
illness or injury or permanent unconsciousness, if the authority is implemented in
the manner permitted under the Alabama Natural Death Act. All durable powers of attorney executed
prior to May 8, 1997, shall be effective to the extent specifically provided therein notwithstanding
the provisions of this subsection. The decisions made by the attorney in fact shall be implemented
in accordance with the same procedures set forth in the Alabama Natural Death Act for health
care proxies. (3) Any authority granted...
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28-9-2
ownership interest in the wholesaler under the terms of the deceased individual's will, or
under the laws of intestate succession of this state; or any person who or entity which has
otherwise, by designation in writing by the deceased individual, succeeded the deceased individual
in the wholesaler's business, or has succeeded to the deceased individual's ownership interest
in the wholesaler pursuant to a written contract or instrument; and also includes the appointed
and qualified personal representative and the testamentary trustee of a deceased individual
owning an ownership interest in a wholesaler. Designated member also includes the person appointed
by a court as the guardian or conservator of the property of an incapacitated individual owning
an ownership interest in a wholesaler. (4) GOOD FAITH. Honesty in fact and the observance
of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in the trade, as defined in and interpreted
under the Uniform Commercial Code, Section...
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45-2-22.02
ownership interest in the wholesaler under the terms of the deceased individual's will, or
under the laws of intestate succession of this state; or any person who or entity which has
otherwise by designation in writing by the deceased individual, succeeded the deceased individual
in the wholesaler's business, or has succeeded to the deceased individual's ownership interest
in the wholesaler pursuant to a written contract or instrument; and also includes the appointed
and qualified personal representative and the testamentary trustee of a deceased individual
owning an ownership interest in a wholesaler. Designated member also includes a person appointed
by the court as the guardian or conservator of the property of an incapacitated individual
owning an ownership interest in a wholesaler. (4) GOOD FAITH. Honesty in fact and the observance
of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in the trade, as defined in and interpreted
under the Uniform Commercial Code, Section...
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