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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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26-17-636
Section 26-17-636 Order adjudicating parentage; limitation on liability for education and support;
cost, fees, and expenses. (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged
or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child. (b) An order adjudicating parentage
must identify the child by name and date of birth, if known. (c) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (d), the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, fees for
genetic testing, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred
in a proceeding under this article, subject to the following rules: (1) Parties to proceedings
under this chapter should pay the fees and expenses of retained counsel, expert witnesses,
guardians ad litem, the costs of appropriate tests and other costs of the trial as they may,
themselves, incur. The court may order reasonable fees for attorneys, expert witnesses, guardian
ad litem fees, costs of appropriate tests and other costs of...
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44-1-36
Section 44-1-36 Commitment of mentally ill or retarded youth to state hospital; discharge of
rehabilitated youth; release of youth into aftercare; termination or extension of orders of
commitment. (a) In the event a committed youth shall be diagnosed in writing as mentally ill
to the degree that said youth is unable to profit from the programs operated by the department
of youth services for the benefit of delinquent youth, the department may petition the proper
juvenile court for the commitment of the said youth to the state hospital for the mentally
ill. The diagnosis must be made by a person who is legally and professionally qualified under
the laws of Alabama to make such a diagnosis. (b) In the event a committed youth shall be
diagnosed in writing as mentally retarded to the degree that said youth is unable to profit
from the programs operated by the department for the benefit of delinquent youth, the department
may petition the proper juvenile court for the commitment of the said...
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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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12-15-101
Section 12-15-101 Purpose of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act; short title; goals for the juvenile
court. (a) This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act. The purpose of
this chapter is to facilitate the care, protection, and discipline of children who come under
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, while acknowledging the responsibility of the juvenile
court to preserve the public peace and security. (b) In furtherance of this purpose, the following
goals have been established for the juvenile court: (1) To preserve and strengthen the family
of the child whenever possible, including improvement of the home environment of the child.
(2) To remove the child from the custody of his or her parent or parents only when it is judicially
determined to be in his or her best interests or for the safety and protection of the public.
(3) To reunite a child with his or her parent or parents as quickly and as safely as possible
when the child has been removed from the custody...
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12-15-121
Section 12-15-121 Form, contents, and execution of juvenile petitions. (a) A juvenile petition
alleging delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency may be signed by any person 18
years of age or older, other than a juvenile court intake officer, who has knowledge of the
facts alleged or is informed of them and believes that they are true. However, the person
signing a dependency petition, in the petition or in an attached affidavit, shall give information,
if reasonably ascertainable, as required in Section 30-3B-209. (b) A petition shall be entitled
"In the matter of _____, a child" and shall be made under oath. (c) The petition
shall set forth with specificity all of the following: (1) The facts which bring the child
under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the facts constituting the alleged dependency,
delinquency, or need of supervision and the facts showing that the child is in need of supervision,
treatment, rehabilitation, care, or the protection of the state, as the...
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6-10-86
Section 6-10-86 Report of appraisers or commissioners - Exceptions; notice of time set for
hearing thereon. When any homestead or other exemption has been allotted or set apart by the
appraisers or by commissioners, the personal representative, surviving spouse, minor child
or children, or other person in interest feeling aggrieved may, within 30 days after the making
of the report, file written exceptions thereto, stating the grounds of such exceptions. Thereupon
the court must fix a day for the hearing of the exceptions, of which 10 days' notice must
be given by personal service, if the adverse parties reside in the state or, if they reside
out of the state, by publication in some newspaper published in the county. If the exceptions
are filed by the surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, such notice must
be served on the personal representative, but if filed by the personal representative or other
person, the notice must be served on the surviving spouse, if there...
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12-15-411
Section 12-15-411 Discharge of the minor or child from custody of the department. (a) Any minor
or child committed to the custody of the department who has gained maximum benefit from institutional
treatment, who is no longer in need of the services of the department, or who has gained maximum
benefit from the programs of the department shall be discharged from the custody of the department.
The minor or child shall not be received again by the department pursuant to the original
commitment order unless deemed appropriate by a court of proper jurisdiction holding a subsequent
hearing. (b) The department shall notify the committing juvenile court or the court to which
the case is transferred and the parties to the commitment action in writing, which must be
received by the juvenile court at least 10 days in advance of the proposed discharge. The
committing juvenile court, at the time of discharge, shall transfer custody to a person or
another state department or agency deemed suitable...
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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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26-2A-103
Section 26-2A-103 Notice in guardianship proceeding. (a) In a proceeding for the appointment
of a guardian of an incapacitated person, and, if notice is required in a proceeding for appointment
of a temporary guardian, notice of hearing must be given to each of the following: (1) The
person alleged to be incapacitated, her or his spouse (if any), and adult children, or if
none, parents; (2) Any person who is serving as guardian, conservator, or who has the care
and custody of the person alleged to be incapacitated; (3) In case no other person is notified
under paragraph (1), at least one of the nearest adult relatives residing in this state, if
any can be found; and (4) Any other person as directed by the court. (b) Notice of hearing
on a petition for an order subsequent to appointment of a guardian must be given to the ward,
the guardian, and any other person as ordered by the court. (c) Notice must be served personally
on the alleged incapacitated person. Notices to other persons as...
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