38-9-5
Section 38-9-5 Emergency protective services. When there is brought to the attention of a county
department of human resources a person who is unable, because of physical or mental disabilities,
to provide for his basic needs for shelter, food, clothing or health care, and whose health
or safety is in immediate danger, the department may arrange for protective services with
the consent of the person. If the person is incapable of giving consent or does not consent,
the department shall petition the court for an order authorizing the department to arrange
for care for such person immediately. Upon a determination by the court that such care is
urgently and immediately necessary to protect the health or safety of the person, an appropriate
order of the court shall be issued authorizing the department to arrange for the placement
of such person in an approved foster home, licensed nursing home or other similar facility
immediately. At the proceeding to obtain the necessary order, any...
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26-1A-116
Section 26-1A-116 Judicial relief. (a) The following persons may petition a court to construe
a power of attorney, determine the validity of a power of attorney, or review the agent's
conduct, and grant appropriate relief: (1) the principal or the agent; (2) a guardian, conservator,
or other fiduciary acting for the principal; (3) a person authorized to make health care decisions
for the principal; (4) the principal's spouse, parent, or descendant; (5) an individual who
would qualify as a presumptive heir of the principal; (6) a person named as a beneficiary
to receive any property, benefit, or contractual right on the principal's death or as a beneficiary
of a trust created by or for the principal that has a financial interest in the principal's
estate; (7) a governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the
principal; (8) the principal's caregiver or another person that demonstrates sufficient interest
in the principal's welfare; (9) a person asked to...
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26-2B-206
Section 26-2B-206 Appropriate forum. (a) A court of this state having jurisdiction under Section
26-2B-203 to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise its jurisdiction
if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. (b)
If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction under subsection (a), it shall
either dismiss or stay the proceeding. The court may impose any condition the court considers
just and proper, including the condition that a petition for the appointment of a guardian
or issuance of a protective order be filed promptly in another state. (c) In determining whether
it is an appropriate forum, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including: (1)
any expressed preference of the respondent; (2) whether abuse, neglect, or exploitation of
the respondent has occurred or is likely to occur and which state could best protect the respondent
from the abuse, neglect, or exploitation; (3) the...
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7-3-309
Section 7-3-309 Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument. (a) A person not in possession
of an instrument is entitled to enforce the instrument if: (i) the person seeking to enforce
the instrument: (A) was entitled to enforce it when loss of possession occurred, or (B) has
directly or indirectly acquired ownership of the instrument from a person who was entitled
to enforce the instrument when the loss of possession occurred; and (ii) the loss of possession
was not the result of a transfer by the person or a lawful seizure; and (iii) the person cannot
reasonably obtain possession of the instrument because the instrument was destroyed, its whereabouts
cannot be determined, or it is in the wrongful possession of an unknown person or a person
that cannot be found or is not amenable to service of process. (b) A person seeking enforcement
of an instrument under subsection (a) must prove the terms of the instrument and the person's
right to enforce the instrument. If that proof is...
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12-15-109
Section 12-15-109 Issuance of orders to parents for payment of court costs, fees of attorneys,
and expenses for support, treatment of children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
pursuant to this chapter; manner of payment; proceedings upon failure of parents to pay amounts
directed. If, after making a parent, or other person legally obligated to care for and support
a child, a party to the action pursuant to this chapter and the Alabama Rules of Juvenile
Procedure and after a hearing, the juvenile court finds that the parent or other person is
financially able to pay all or part of the court costs, as provided by law, attorney fees,
and expenses with respect to examination, treatment, care, detention, or support of the child
incurred from the commencement of the proceeding in carrying out this chapter, the juvenile
court shall order them to pay the same and may prescribe the manner of payment. Unless otherwise
ordered, payment shall be made to the clerk of the juvenile court...
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12-15-319
Section 12-15-319 Grounds for termination of parental rights; factors considered; presumption
arising from abandonment. (a) If the juvenile court finds from clear and convincing evidence,
competent, material, and relevant in nature, that the parents of a child are unable or unwilling
to discharge their responsibilities to and for the child, or that the conduct or condition
of the parents renders them unable to properly care for the child and that the conduct or
condition is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, it may terminate the parental rights
of the parents. In a hearing on a petition for termination of parental rights, the court shall
consider the best interests of the child. In determining whether or not the parents are unable
or unwilling to discharge their responsibilities to and for the child and to terminate the
parental rights, the juvenile court shall consider the following factors including, but not
limited to, the following: (1) That the parents have abandoned...
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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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30-3B-308
Section 30-3B-308 Expedited enforcement of child custody determination. (a) A petition under
this article must be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of
any order confirming registration must be attached to the petition. A copy of a certified
copy of an order may be attached instead of the original. (b) A petition for enforcement of
a child custody determination must state: (1) Whether the court that issued the determination
identified the jurisdictional basis it relied upon in exercising jurisdiction and, if so,
what the basis was; (2) Whether the determination for which enforcement is sought has been
vacated, stayed, or modified by a court whose decision must be enforced under this chapter
and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding; (3) Whether
any proceeding has been commenced that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings
relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental...
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34-17A-17
Section 34-17A-17 Judicial review. (a) A person who has exhausted all administrative remedies
available within the board and who is aggrieved by a final decision of the board is entitled
to judicial review. A preliminary, procedural, or intermediate board action or ruling is immediately
reviewable only if review of the final board action would not provide an adequate remedy.
(b) A proceeding for review is instituted by filing a petition in the Circuit Court of Montgomery
County within 30 days after service of the final decision of the board. Copies of the petition
for review shall be served upon the board and the parties of record. (c) The filing of the
petition does not stay enforcement of the decision of the board. The board may grant, or the
reviewing court may order, a stay upon appropriate terms. (d) The review shall be conducted
by the court without a jury and shall be confined to the record. (e) The court shall not substitute
its judgment for that of the board as to the weight...
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10A-1-6.22
Section 10A-1-6.22 General scope of permissive indemnification. (a) Except as otherwise provided
by subsection (d) and subject to subsection (b), an enterprise may indemnify a governing person,
former governing person, or delegate against a judgment, penalty, settlement, or fine, including
an excise or similar tax or an excise tax assessed against the person regarding an employee
benefit plan, and against reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection
with a proceeding. (b) Indemnification under this chapter of a person who is found liable
to the enterprise or is found liable because the person improperly received a personal benefit:
(1) is limited to reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with the
proceeding; and (2) may not be made in relation to a proceeding in which the person has been
found liable for: (A) willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of the person's
duty to the enterprise; (B) breach of the person's duty of...
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