26-11-3
Section 26-11-3 Procedure for change of name of child upon petition by father generally;
notification of mother and child; filing of response; appointment of guardian ad litem; hearing;
issuance of order by court; certification of minutes of court to Center for Health Statistics,
etc. (a) The father may petition at the time of filing the declaration of legitimation or
at any time subsequent to the determination of legitimation to change the name of such child,
stating in his declaration the name it is then known by and the name he wishes it afterwards
to have. Such petition shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the father's
residence or the child's residence. (b) Upon the filing of the petition for name change, notice
shall be given to the child's mother and to the child as provided by the Alabama Rules of
Civil Procedure. Notice may be waived as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.
The child's mother shall, within 30 days after receiving notice, file her...
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26-14-6
Section 26-14-6 Temporary protective custody. A police officer, a law enforcement official,
or a designated employee of the State or County Department of Human Resources may take a child
into protective custody, or any person in charge of a hospital or similar institution or any
physician treating a child may keep that child in his or her custody, without the consent
of the parent or guardian, whether or not additional medical treatment is required, if the
circumstances or conditions of the child are such that continuing in his or her place of residence
or in the care and custody of the parent, guardian, custodian, or other person responsible
for the child's care presents an imminent danger to that child's life or health. However,
such official shall immediately notify the court having jurisdiction over juveniles of such
actions in taking the child into protective custody; provided, that such custody shall not
exceed 72 hours and that a court of competent jurisdiction and the...
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30-3-151
Section 30-3-151 Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following words shall
have the following meanings: (1) JOINT CUSTODY. Joint legal custody and joint physical custody.
(2) JOINT LEGAL CUSTODY. Both parents have equal rights and responsibilities for major decisions
concerning the child, including, but not limited to, the education of the child, health care,
and religious training. The court may designate one parent to have sole power to make certain
decisions while both parents retain equal rights and responsibilities for other decisions.
(3) JOINT PHYSICAL CUSTODY. Physical custody is shared by the parents in a way that assures
the child frequent and substantial contact with each parent. Joint physical custody does not
necessarily mean physical custody of equal durations of time. (4) SOLE LEGAL CUSTODY. One
parent has sole rights and responsibilities to make major decisions concerning the child,
including, but not limited to, the education of the child, health care,...
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12-15-408
Section 12-15-408 Conducting hearings to commit the minor or child. At all hearings
conducted pursuant to this section to commit a minor or child to the custody of the
department, the following shall apply: (1) The minor or child sought to be committed shall
be present unless, prior to the hearing, the child's attorney for the minor or child has filed
in writing a waiver of the presence of the minor or child on the ground that the presence
of the minor or child would be dangerous to his or her physical or mental health or that the
conduct of the minor or child could reasonably be expected to prevent the hearing from being
held in an orderly manner and the juvenile court has determined from the evidence that the
waiver should be granted and has entered an order approving the waiver. (2) The minor or child
sought to be committed shall have the right to compel the attendance of and offer the testimony
of witnesses, to be confronted with the witnesses in support of the petition and to...
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35-12-82
Section 35-12-82 Claim of another state to recover property. (a) After property has
been paid or delivered to the Treasurer under this article, another state may recover the
property if any of the following apply: (1) The property was paid or delivered to the custody
of this state because the records of the holder did not reflect a last known location of the
apparent owner within the borders of the other state and the other state establishes that
the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property was last known to be located within
the borders of that state and under the laws of that state the property has escheated or become
subject to a claim of abandonment by that state. (2) The property was paid or delivered to
the custody of this state because the laws of the other state did not provide for the escheat
or custodial taking of the property, and under the laws of that state subsequently enacted
the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that...
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26-17-637
Section 26-17-637 Binding effect of determination of parentage. (a) Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (b), a determination of parentage is binding on: (1) all signatories
to an acknowledgement as provided in Article 3; and (2) all parties to an adjudication by
a court acting under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of Section
30-3A-201. (b) A child is not bound by a determination of parentage under this chapter unless
the child was a party or was represented in the proceeding determining parentage by a guardian
ad litem. (c) In a proceeding to dissolve a marriage, the court is deemed to have made an
adjudication of the parentage of a child if the court acts under circumstances that satisfy
the jurisdictional requirements of Section 30-3A-201, and the final order expressly
identifies a child as a "child of the marriage," "issue of the marriage,"
or similar words indicating that the husband is the father of the child. (d) Except as otherwise
provided in...
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12-15-117.1
Section 12-15-117.1 Continuing jurisdiction of juvenile court to modify and enforce
judgments. (a) The Legislature finds that it was its original intent in the adoption of the
Alabama Juvenile Justice Act (Act 2008-277) for a juvenile court to retain continuing jurisdiction
in all cases in its jurisdiction to the extent provided by law. Act 2012-383 is curative and
shall apply retroactively to ratify and confirm the exercise of continuing jurisdiction of
the juvenile court to modify and enforce a judgment in cases filed in juvenile court on or
after January 1, 2009, and prior to May 14, 2012. Any order of a juvenile court issued while
exercising jurisdiction pursuant to this subsection during this time shall be deemed valid.
(b) Nothing in Act 2012-383 shall affect the jurisdiction of the circuit courts over any custody,
visitation, or support issues, or enforcement or modification of the same issues, that a circuit
court exercised in cases filed on or after January 1, 2009, and prior...
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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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30-3-153
Section 30-3-153 Implementation; required provisions; plan set by court. (a) In order
to implement joint custody, the court shall require the parents to submit, as part of their
agreement, provisions covering matters relevant to the care and custody of the child, including,
but not limited to, all of the following: (1) The care and education of the child. (2) The
medical and dental care of the child. (3) Holidays and vacations. (4) Child support. (5) Other
necessary factors that affect the physical or emotional health and well-being of the child.
(6) Designating the parent possessing primary authority and responsibility regarding involvement
of the minor child in academic, religious, civic, cultural, athletic, and other activities,
and in medical and dental care if the parents are unable to agree on these decisions. The
exercise of this primary authority is not intended to negate the responsibility of the parties
to notify and communicate with each other as provided in this article....
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11-88-5
Section 11-88-5 Authorization and procedure for amendment of certificate of incorporation.
(a) The certificate of incorporation of any authority incorporated under the provisions of
this article may at any time and from time to time be amended in the manner provided in this
section. (b)(1) The board of directors of the authority shall first adopt a resolution
proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation which shall be set forth in full
in the resolution and which amendment may include: a. A change in the name of the authority;
b. The addition to the service area of the authority of new territory lying within the determining
county; c. Provisions for the operation of a system or facility the operation of which is
not then provided for in the certificate of incorporation of the authority and which the authority
is authorized by this article to operate; d. Any matters which might have been included in
the original certificate of incorporation; e. Provisions for the addition...
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