30-2-40
Section 30-2-40 Legal separation. (a) The court shall enter a decree of legal separation if
all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The court determines that the jurisdictional
requirements for the dissolution of a marriage have been met. (2) The court determines the
marriage is irretrievably broken or there exists a complete incompatibility of temperament
or one or both of the parties desires to live separate and apart. (3) To the extent that it
has jurisdiction to do so, the court has considered, approved, or provided for child custody,
and has entered an order for child support in compliance with Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules
of Judicial Administration. (b) A legal separation is a court determination of the rights
and responsibilities of a husband and wife arising out of the marital relationship. A decree
of legal separation does not terminate the marital status of the parties. (c) If a party files
a complaint for a decree of legal separation rather than a decree of...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/30-2-40.htm - 3K - Match Info - Similar pages

30-3-135
Section 30-3-135 Visitation by parent who committed violence. (a) A court may award visitation
by a parent who committed domestic or family violence only if the court finds that adequate
provision for the safety of the child and the parent who is a victim of domestic or family
violence can be made. (b) In a visitation order, a court may take any of the following actions:
(1) Order an exchange of the child to occur in a protected setting. (2) Order visitation supervised
in a manner to be determined by the court. (3) Order the perpetrator of domestic or family
violence to attend and complete to the satisfaction of the court, a program of intervention
for perpetrators or other designated counseling as a condition of visitation. (4) Order the
perpetrator of domestic or family violence to abstain from possession or consumption of alcohol
or controlled substances during the visitation and for 24 hours preceding the visitation.
(5) Order the perpetrator of domestic or family violence to pay a...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/30-3-135.htm - 2K - Match Info - Similar pages

30-3B-302
Section 30-3B-302 Enforcement under Hague Convention. Under this article a court of this state
may enforce an order for the return of the child made under The Hague Convention on the Civil
Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination. (Act
99-438, p. 866, §1.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/30-3B-302.htm - 609 bytes - Match Info - Similar pages

26-10A-21
Section 26-10A-21 Related proceedings. If, at any time during the pendency of the adoption
proceeding, it is determined that any other custody action concerning the adoptee is pending
in the courts of this state or any other state or country, any party to the adoption proceeding,
or the court on its own motion, may move to stay such adoption proceeding until a determination
has been made by an appropriate court with jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) or the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA).
The adoption may be transferred and consolidated with a custody proceeding pending in any
court in this state. (Acts 1990, No. 90-554, p. 912, §21; Act 99-435, p. 857, §1.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/26-10A-21.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages

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).)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/26-8-40.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages

26-17-624
Section 26-17-624 Temporary order. (a) In a proceeding under this article, upon a motion by
a party the court shall issue a temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate
and the individual ordered to pay support is: (1) a presumed father of the child; (2) petitioning
to have his paternity adjudicated; (3) identified as the father through genetic testing under
Section 26-17-505; (4) an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing; (5)
shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or (6) the mother of
the child. (b) A temporary order may include provisions for custody and visitation as provided
by other law of this state. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/26-17-624.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages

15-18-8
Section 15-18-8 Terms of confinement, etc.; probation. (a) When a defendant is convicted of
an offense, other than a sex offense involving a child as defined in Section 15-20A-4, that
constitutes a Class A or Class B felony offense, and receives a sentence of 20 years or less
in any court having jurisdiction to try offenses against the State of Alabama and the judge
presiding over the case is satisfied that the ends of justice and the best interests of the
public as well as the defendant will be served thereby, he or she may order: (1) That a defendant
convicted of a Class A or Class B felony be confined in a prison, jail-type institution, or
treatment institution for a period not exceeding three years in cases where the imposed sentence
is not more than 15 years, and that the execution of the remainder of the sentence be suspended
notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary and that the defendant be placed
on probation for such period and upon such terms as the court...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/15-18-8.htm - 7K - Match Info - Similar pages

44-1-2
Section 44-1-2 Definitions. The following terms, wherever used in this chapter, shall have
the following meanings: (1) AFTERCARE. A youth is released by the department from a state
training school operated by the department, wherein the department releases legal custody,
supervision, and the right to return until further order of the juvenile court. The term means
a legal status created by order of the committing court at the time of release from a state
training school whereby a youth is permitted to return to the community subject to supervision
by the court or any agency designated by the court and subject to return to the court at any
time during the aftercare period. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Youth Services Board. (3) BOARD MEMBER.
Any member of the Alabama Youth Services Board. (4) COMMITTED YOUTH. Any youth committed to
the legal custody of the department upon a finding of delinquency and a finding by a juvenile
judge that the youth is in need of care or treatment, or both, in a...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/44-1-2.htm - 4K - Match Info - Similar pages

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...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/26-14-6.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages

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...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/26-2A-113.htm - 2K - Match Info - Similar pages