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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-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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26-2A-136
over the estate and business affairs which the person could exercise if present and not under
disability, except the power to make a will. Subject to subsection (c), those powers include,
but are not limited to, power to make gifts; to convey or release contingent and expectant
interests in property, including marital property rights and any right of survivorship incident
to joint tenancy or tenancy by the entirety; to exercise or release powers held by the protected
person as trustee, personal representative, custodian for minors, conservator, or donee
of a power of appointment; to enter into contracts; to create revocable or irrevocable trusts
of property of the estate which may extend beyond the disability or life of the protected
person; to exercise options of the protected person to purchase securities or other property;
to exercise rights to elect options and change beneficiaries under insurance and annuity policies
and to surrender the policies for their cash value; to...
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30-5-5
Section 30-5-5 Standing to file sworn petition for protection order; disclosure of information;
costs and fees. (a) The following persons have standing to file a sworn petition for a protection
order under this chapter as a plaintiff: (1) A person who is at least 18 years old or is otherwise
emancipated and is the victim of abuse, as defined in Section 30-5-2, or has reasonable cause
to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of any act of abuse. (2)
A parent, legal guardian, next friend, court-appointed guardian ad litem, or the State Department
of Human Resources may petition for relief on behalf of the following: a. A minor child. b.
Any person prevented by physical or mental incapacity from seeking a protection order. (b)
Standardized petitions for actions pursuant to this chapter shall be made available through
the circuit clerks' offices around the state. The circuit clerk shall not provide assistance
to persons in completing the forms or in presenting...
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22-52-14
Section 22-52-14 Payment of costs. In any commitment proceeding, the fees of any attorney appointed
by the probate judge to act as advocate for the petition and any attorney or guardian ad litem
appointed by the probate judge for the person sought to be committed shall be set at the rates
established by Section 15-12-21; and any expert employed to offer expert testimony, in such
amounts as found to be reasonable by the probate judge; and all other costs allowable by law
shall be paid by the state general fund upon order of the probate judge; except, that if the
petition is denied and the petitioner is not indigent and is not a law enforcement officer
or other public official acting within the line and scope of his duties, all costs may be
taxed against the petitioner, or if the petition is granted and the person sought to be committed
is not indigent, the probate judge may order all costs paid from the estate of the person
committed. (Acts 1975, No. 1226, p. 2562, §11; Acts 1977, No....
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26-8-41
Section 26-8-41 Removal of property of minor or ward whose parent, etc., resides without state
or removes minor or ward from state - Application, etc., for order of removal. The application
for the order of removal must be made in writing, signed by the parent, guardian, or other
person having legal custody of the minor or ward, verified by affidavit and accompanied by
a transcript, duly certified, of the appointment of a conservator for such minor or ward by
a court of competent jurisdiction in the state of the residence of the parent, guardian, or
other person having legal custody of the minor and of the bond of such conservator with sureties
approved by such court; provided, that if the conservator so appointed is a corporate fiduciary
which, under the laws of the state wherein appointed, is not required to make bond, a certificate
from the appointing authority stating this may be filed in lieu of a copy of the conservator's
bond. (Code 1886, §2490; Code 1896, §2375; Code 1907,...
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26-2A-103
Section 26-2A-103 Notice in guardianship proceeding. (a) In a proceeding for the appointment
of a guardian of an incapacitated person, and, if notice is required in a proceeding for appointment
of a temporary guardian, notice of hearing must be given to each of the following: (1) The
person alleged to be incapacitated, her or his spouse (if any), and adult children, or if
none, parents; (2) Any person who is serving as guardian, conservator, or who has the care
and custody of the person alleged to be incapacitated; (3) In case no other person is notified
under paragraph (1), at least one of the nearest adult relatives residing in this state, if
any can be found; and (4) Any other person as directed by the court. (b) Notice of hearing
on a petition for an order subsequent to appointment of a guardian must be given to the ward,
the guardian, and any other person as ordered by the court. (c) Notice must be served personally
on the alleged incapacitated person. Notices to other persons as...
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26-2A-131
Section 26-2A-131 Protective proceedings; jurisdiction of business affairs of protected persons.
Subject to Section 26-2A-31, after the service of notice in a proceeding seeking the appointment
of a conservator or other protective order and until termination of the proceeding, the court
in which the petition is filed has: (1) Exclusive jurisdiction to determine the need for a
conservator or other protective order until the proceedings are terminated; and (2) Exclusive
jurisdiction to determine how the estate of the protected person which is subject to the laws
of this state must be managed, expended, or distributed to or for the use of the protected
person, the protected person's dependents, or other claimants. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p.
975, §2-302; Act 2010-500, p. 782, §2.)...
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26-2B-201
Section 26-2B-201 Definitions; significant connection factors. (a) In this article, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) EMERGENCY. A circumstance that likely will result
in substantial harm to a respondent's health, safety, or welfare, and for which the appointment
of a guardian is necessary because no other person has authority and is willing to act on
the respondent's behalf. (2) HOME STATE. The state in which the respondent was physically
present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months immediately
before the filing of a petition for a protective order or the appointment of a guardian; or
if none, the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of
temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months ending within the six months prior
to the filing of the petition. (3) SIGNIFICANT-CONNECTION STATE. A state, other than the home
state, with which a respondent has a significant connection...
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38-9-2
Section 38-9-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABUSE. The infliction of physical pain, injury, or the
willful deprivation by a caregiver or other person of services necessary to maintain mental
and physical health. (2) ADULT IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES. A person 18 years of age or
older whose behavior indicates that he or she is mentally incapable of adequately caring for
himself or herself and his or her interests without serious consequences to himself or herself
or others, or who, because of physical or mental impairment, is unable to protect himself
or herself from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse by others,
and who has no guardian, relative, or other appropriate person able, willing, and available
to assume the kind and degree of protection and supervision required under the circumstances.
(3) CAREGIVER. An individual who has the responsibility for the care of a protected...
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