26-17-309
Section 26-17-309 Procedure for rescission or challenge. (a) Every signatory to an acknowledgment of paternity must be made a party to a proceeding to rescind or challenge the acknowledgment. (b) For the purpose of rescission of, or challenge to, an acknowledgment of paternity, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction of this state by signing the acknowledgment, effective upon the filing of the document with the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics. (c) Except for good cause shown, during the pendency of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity, the court may not suspend the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from the acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support. (d) A judicial proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity must be conducted in the same manner as a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under Article 6. (e) At the conclusion of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity, the...
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26-2A-113
Section 26-2A-113 Petition to compel visitation. (a) A relative may file a petition with the court to compel visitation with a ward from whom he or she has been isolated. (b) The petition shall be filed in the court having jurisdiction over the guardianship of the ward. (c) On motion of either the petitioner or the guardian or the court, the petition shall be transferred to the circuit court for the sole purpose of a determination of any relief under this division. (d) The petition shall state all of the following information: (1) The condition of the ward's physical and mental health, to the extent known by the petitioner. (2) The efforts to obtain visitation with the ward. (3) The proposed visitation that is sought. (4) The deficit or deficits, if any, in the ward's mental functions that are impaired and an identification of a link between the deficit or deficits and the ward's inability to respond knowingly and intelligently to queries about the requested visitation. (5) The names...
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30-5-3
Section 30-5-3 Jurisdiction; request for protection order; venue; other actions; residency. (a) The courts, as provided in this chapter, shall have jurisdiction to issue protection orders. (b) A protection order may be requested in any pending civil or domestic relations action, as an independent civil action, or in conjunction with the preliminary, final, or post-judgment relief in a civil action. (c) A petition for a protection order may be filed in any of the following locations: (1) Where the plaintiff or defendant resides. (2) Where the plaintiff is temporarily located if he or she has left his or her residence to avoid further abuse. (3) Where the abuse occurred. (4) Where a civil matter is pending before the court in which the plaintiff and the defendant are opposing parties. (d) When custody, visitation, or support, or a combination of them, of a child or children has been established in a previous court order in this state, or an action containing any of the issues above is...
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30-5B-3
Section 30-5B-3 Judicial enforcement of order. (a) A person authorized by the law of this state to seek enforcement of a protection order may seek enforcement of a valid foreign protection order in a court of this state. The court shall enforce the terms of the order, including terms that provide relief that a court of this state would lack power to provide but for this section. The court shall enforce the order, whether the order was obtained by independent action or in another proceeding, if it is an order issued in response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of an individual seeking protection. In a proceeding to enforce a foreign protection order, the court shall follow the procedures of this state for the enforcement of protection orders. (b) A court of this state may not enforce a foreign protection order issued by a tribunal of a state that does not recognize the standing of a protected individual to seek enforcement of the order. (c) A court of this state...
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31-13-5
Section 31-13-5 Enforcement of and compliance with federal immigration laws; information relating to immigration status; violations; penalties. (a) No official or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court of this state, may adopt a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws by limiting communication between its officers and federal immigration officials in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1373 or 8 U.S.C. § 1644, or that restricts its officers in the enforcement of this chapter. If, in the judgment of the Attorney General of Alabama, an official or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court in this state, is in violation of this subsection, the Attorney General shall report any violation of this subsection to the Governor and the state Comptroller and that agency or political subdivision shall not be eligible to...
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45-49-85.60
Section 45-49-85.60 General and equity jurisdiction of probate courts; powers and authority of judges of probate; procedures in administration of estates. (a) That the probate courts in all counties of this state which now have or may hereafter have a population of over 300,000 and less than 500,000, according to the last or any subsequent federal census, shall have general and equity jurisdiction concurrent with that of the circuit courts of this state, in the administration of the estates of deceased persons, minors, the developmentally disabled, insane, incapacitated, protected or incompetent persons, or the like, and testamentary trust estates. The jurisdiction granted by this section shall be conferred without the necessity of the same being invoked in any estate proceeding and may be exercised at the discretion of the court. (b)(1) That the judges of the probate courts shall have the same powers and authority which judges of the circuit courts of this state have in connection...
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12-15-208
Section 12-15-208 Facilities to be used for detention or shelter care of children generally; when child may be detained in jail or other facility for detention of adults; notification of juvenile court, when child received at facility for detention of adult offenders or persons charged with crimes; development of statewide system; Department of Youth Services to subsidize detention in regional facilities, may contract for detention; transfer of child to detention facility, when case transferred from juvenile court for criminal prosecution. (a) Persons who shall not be detained or confined in secure custody include all of the following: (1) STATUS OFFENDERS. Effective October 1, 2009, status offenders, as defined in this article, shall not be detained or confined in secure custody, except that a status offender who is charged with or who commits a violation of a valid court order may be detained in secure custody in a juvenile detention facility for up to 72 hours in any six-month...
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12-15-310
Section 12-15-310 Conduct of adjudicatory hearings. (a) An adjudicatory hearing is a hearing at which evidence is presented for a juvenile court to determine if a child is dependent. At the commencement of the hearing, if the parties are not represented by counsel, they shall be informed of the specific allegations in the petition. The parties shall be permitted to admit or deny the allegations prior to the taking of testimony. (b) If the allegations are denied by the parties or if they fail to respond, the juvenile court shall proceed to hear evidence on the petition. The juvenile court shall record its findings on whether the child is dependent. If the juvenile court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been proven by clear and convincing evidence, the juvenile court shall dismiss the petition. (c) A statement made by a child under the age of 12 describing any act of child abuse committed against the child, if it is not otherwise admissible by statute or court rule, is...
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15-20A-25
Section 15-20A-25 Adult sex offender - Relief from employment restriction. (a) A sex offender may petition at sentencing, or if after sentencing, a sex offender may file a petition in the civil division of the circuit court in the county where the sex offender seeks to accept or maintain employment for relief from the employment restrictions pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 15-20A-13. A sex offender adjudicated or convicted of any of the following sex offenses shall not be entitled to relief under this section: (1) Rape in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-61. (2) Sodomy in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-63. (3) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-66. (4) Sex abuse of a child less than 12 years old, as provided by Section 13A-6-69.1. (5) Sexual torture, as provided by Section 13A-6-65.1. (6) Any sex offense involving a child. (7) Any solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1)...
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22-9A-21
Section 22-9A-21 Disclosure of information from vital records. (a) To protect the integrity of vital records, to insure their proper use, and to insure the efficient and proper administration of the system of vital statistics, it shall be unlawful for any person to permit inspection of, or to disclose information contained in vital records, or to copy or issue a copy of all or part of any record, except as authorized by this chapter and by rules of the board or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) The State Registrar or other custodians of vital records shall not permit inspection of, or disclose information contained in vital records, or copy or issue a copy of all or part of any records unless he or she is satisfied that the applicant is authorized to obtain a copy of the record. (1) The registrant, a member of his or her immediate family, his or her guardian, and their respective legal representatives, when acting on their behalf and for their benefit, may, in any...
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