26-5-12
Section 26-5-12 Final consent settlement between conservator and ward. A conservator appointed
by any court of this state for a minor or incapacitated person may, on the arrival of his
or her ward at full age or on termination of the ward's incapacity or on removal of his or
her ward's disabilities of nonage by a court of competent jurisdiction or, if the ward is
married and has attained the age of 18 years, or if the ward has died, present a verified
petition to the court in which the conservatorship is pending, praying for a final consent
settlement by and between him or her and his or her ward, or the ward's personal representative,
if the ward has died. If such consent settlement is agreed to by the ward, or the ward's personal
representative, if the ward has died, by a written instrument, signed by him or her and acknowledged
as conveyances of real estate are acknowledged, the court may approve such settlement without
notice or publication or posting. The agreement of the ward, or...
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26-2B-301
Section 26-2B-301 Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (a) A guardian
or conservator appointed in this state may petition the court to transfer the guardianship
or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be
given to the persons that would be entitled to notice of a petition in this state for the
appointment of a guardian or conservator pursuant to Section 26-2A-103 as required by Section
26-2A-50 of the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act. (c) On the court's
own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person,
or other person required to be notified of the petition, the court shall hold a hearing on
a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a). (d) The court shall issue a provisional order
granting a petition to transfer a guardianship and shall direct the guardian to petition for
guardianship in the other state if the court is satisfied that the...
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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-111
Section 26-2A-111 Proceedings subsequent to appointment; venue. (a) The court at the place
where the ward resides has concurrent jurisdiction with the court that appointed the guardian
or in which acceptance of a parental or spousal appointment was filed over resignation, removal,
accounting, and other proceedings relating to the guardianship, including proceedings to limit
the authority previously conferred on a guardian or to remove limitations previously imposed.
(b) If the court at the place where the ward resides is not the court in which acceptance
of appointment is filed, the court in which proceedings subsequent to appointment are commenced,
in all appropriate cases, shall notify the other court, in this or another state, and after
consultation with that court determine whether to retain jurisdiction or transfer the proceedings
to the other court, whichever may be in the best interest of the ward. A copy of any order
accepting a resignation, removing a guardian, or altering...
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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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26-1A-108
Section 26-1A-108 Nomination of conservator or guardian; relation of agent to court-appointed
fiduciary. (a) In a power of attorney, a principal may nominate a conservator of the principal's
estate or guardian of the principal's person for consideration by the court, if protective
proceedings for the principal's estate or person are begun after the principal executes the
power of attorney. Except for good cause shown or disqualification, the court shall make its
appointment in accordance with the principal's most recent nomination. (b) If, after a principal
executes a power of attorney, a court appoints a conservator of the principal's estate or
other fiduciary charged with the management of all the property of the principal or all of
his or her property except specified exclusions, the agent is accountable to the fiduciary
as well as to the principal. In such event, the fiduciary has the same power to revoke or
amend the power of attorney that the principal would have had if he or she...
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26-9-11
Section 26-9-11 Application of estate for support and maintenance of person other than ward.
A guardian shall not apply any portion of the estate of his or her ward for the support and
maintenance of any person other than his or her ward, except upon order of the court after
a hearing, notice of which has been given the proper office of the administration in the manner
provided in Section 26-9-14. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §173.)...
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26-2B-102
Section 26-2B-102 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual who has attained 19 years of age or who by statute has
otherwise been deemed to be an adult under the laws of the State of Alabama or the laws of
another state. (2) CONSERVATOR. A person appointed by the court to administer the property
of an adult, including a person appointed under Section 26-2A-20 of the Alabama Uniform Guardianship
and Protective Proceedings Act. (3) COURT. A probate court of this state and includes an appropriate
court of another state. (4) GUARDIAN. A person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding
the person of an adult, including a person appointed under Section 26-2A-20 of the Alabama
Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act. (5) GUARDIANSHIP. An order appointing
a guardian. (6) GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING. A judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment
of a guardian is sought or has been issued. (7)...
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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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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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