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12-15-302
Section 12-15-302 Venue generally. (a) Dependency proceedings shall be commenced in the county
where the child resides, in the county where the child is present when the proceedings are
commenced, or in the county where the acts that are the basis of the dependency petition occurred.
(b) Regardless of the county where the child currently resides, when a petition is filed seeking
to modify an award of custody or visitation pursuant to an adjudication of dependency, and
one of the individuals who was a party to the original proceeding still resides in the county
of the juvenile court of original jurisdiction, the petition shall be filed in the juvenile
court of the original jurisdiction. (c) When a petition is filed seeking to modify an award
of custody or visitation pursuant to an adjudication of dependency in which all parties to
the original action, including the child, no longer reside in the county of original jurisdiction,
the petition shall be filed in the county where the child...
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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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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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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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30-3-169.9
Section 30-3-169.9 Change of principal residence outside state. (a) In those instances where
the change of principal residence of a child results in the relocation of a child to a residence
outside this state, the provisions of Sections 30-3B-101 to 30-3B-314, inclusive, shall apply
to actions commenced under this article. (b) Where the parties have been awarded joint custody,
joint legal custody, or joint physical custody of a child as defined in Section 30-3-151,
and at least one parent having joint custody, joint legal custody, or joint physical custody
of a child continues to maintain a principal residence in this state, the child shall have
a significant connection with this state and a court in fashioning its judgments, orders,
or decrees may retain continuing jurisdiction under Sections 30-3B-202 to 30-3B-204, inclusive,
even though the child's principal residence after the relocation is outside this state. (c)
In a proceeding commenced to modify, interpret, or enforce a final...
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30-3-60
Section 30-3-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CLERK OF THE COURT. Any circuit court clerk, district court clerk or juvenile
court clerk, or their employees, with responsibility for docketing or otherwise carrying out
the court's clerical duties in regard to domestic relations matters, support and nonsupport
cases, including the receipt and disbursement of support payments. (2) COURT. Any juvenile
or family court division of the circuit or district court in the county where the mother of
the child resides or is found, in the county where the father resides or is found, or in the
county where the child resides or is found and, in the case of a petition seeking a divorce
or legal separation, a petition seeking a modification of support previously ordered under
a divorce decree or a petition seeking a contempt citation for failure to pay support previously
ordered under a divorce decree, the circuit court or the domestic...
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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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35-5A-20
Section 35-5A-20 Accounting by and determining of liability of custodian. (a) A minor who has
attained the age of 14 years, the minor's guardian of the person or legal representative,
an adult member of the minor's family, a transferor, or a transferor's legal representative
may petition the court (1) for an accounting by the custodian or the custodian's legal representative;
or (2) for a determination of responsibility, as between the custodial property and the custodian
personally, for claims against the custodial property unless the responsibility has been adjudicated
in an action under section 35-5A-18 to which the minor or the minor's legal representative
was a party. (b) A successor custodian may petition the court for an accounting by the predecessor
custodian. (c) The court, in a proceeding under this chapter or in any other proceeding, may
require or permit the custodian or the custodian's legal representative to account. (d) If
a custodian is removed under section...
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30-3D-611
Section 30-3D-611 Modification of child-support order of another state. (a) If Section 30-3D-613
does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this state may modify a child-support order issued
in another state which is registered in this state if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal
finds that: (1) the following requirements are met: (A) neither the child, nor the obligee
who is an individual, nor the obligor resides in the issuing state; (B) a petitioner who is
a nonresident of this state seeks modification; and (C) the respondent is subject to the personal
jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state; or (2) this state is the residence of the child,
or a party who is an individual is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of
this state, and all of the parties who are individuals have filed consents in a record in
the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume continuing,
exclusive jurisdiction. (b) Modification of a registered...
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26-10A-14
Section 26-10A-14 Withdrawal of consent or relinquishment. (a) The consent or relinquishment,
once signed or confirmed, may not be withdrawn except: (1) As provided in Section 26-10A-13;
or (2) At any time until the final decree upon a showing that the consent or relinquishment
was obtained by fraud, duress, mistake, or undue influence on the part of a petitioner or
his or her agent or the agency to whom or for whose benefit it was given. After one year from
the date of final decree of adoption is entered, a consent or relinquishment may not be challenged
on any ground, except in cases where the adoptee has been kidnapped. (3) Upon dismissal of
the adoption after a contested hearing as provided in Section 26-10A-24. (b) The withdrawal
of consent or relinquishment as provided in Section 26-10A-13(a) shall be effected by the
affiant signing and dating the withdrawal form provided pursuant to Section 26-10A-12(c) or
other written withdrawal of consent containing the information set forth...
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