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12-15-7
Section 12-15-7 Appointment, terms of office, etc., of probation officers; designation of chief
probation officer, etc.; duties of probation officers generally; powers of probation officers
and representatives of Department of Human Resources as to taking into custody and placing
in shelter or detention care of children generally; procedure upon taking into custody of
child by probation officer or representative of Department of Human Resources generally. THIS
SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 12-15-107 BY ACT 2008-277, EFFECTIVE JANUARY
1, 2009. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §5-105; Acts 1984, No. 84-245, p. 387; Act 98-392,
p. 782, §2.)...
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30-5-5
Section 30-5-5 Standing to file sworn petition for protection order; disclosure of information;
costs and fees. (a) The following persons have standing to file a sworn petition for a protection
order under this chapter as a plaintiff: (1) A person who is at least 18 years old or is otherwise
emancipated and is the victim of abuse, as defined in Section 30-5-2, or has reasonable cause
to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of any act of abuse. (2)
A parent, legal guardian, next friend, court-appointed guardian ad litem, or the State Department
of Human Resources may petition for relief on behalf of the following: a. A minor child. b.
Any person prevented by physical or mental incapacity from seeking a protection order. (b)
Standardized petitions for actions pursuant to this chapter shall be made available through
the circuit clerks' offices around the state. The circuit clerk shall not provide assistance
to persons in completing the forms or in presenting...
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38-7-5
Section 38-7-5 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Issuance and term; temporary
permits; provisional approval of home; preferential treatment of family members concerning
placement of children. (a) Licenses or approvals shall be issued in such form and manner as
prescribed by the department and are valid for two years from the date issued, unless revoked
by the department or voluntarily surrendered by the licensee, or by the child-care facility
designated on the notice of approval, provided, that the following occur: (1) Licenses or
approvals for boarding homes are valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless revoked
by the department, or by the licensed child-placing agency which issued the approval, or unless
voluntarily surrendered by the licensee or by the child-care facility designated on the notice
of approval. (2) Approvals for free homes shall continue in effect until notice of disapproval
is given by the department, or by the licensed child-placing...
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43-8-112
Section 43-8-112 Family allowance. In addition to the right to homestead allowance and exempt
property, if the decedent was domiciled in this state, the surviving spouse and minor children
whom the decedent was obligated to support and children who were in fact being supported by
him are entitled to a reasonable allowance in money out of the estate for their maintenance
during the period of administration, which allowance may not continue for longer than one
year if the estate is inadequate to discharge allowed claims. The allowance may be paid as
a lump sum or in periodic installments. It is payable to the surviving spouse, if living,
for the use of the surviving spouse and minor and dependent children; otherwise to the children,
or persons having their care and custody; but in case any minor child or dependent child is
not living with the surviving spouse, the allowance may be made partially to the child or
his guardian or other person having his care and custody, and partially to...
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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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26-2A-78
Section 26-2A-78 Powers and duties of guardian of minor. (a) A guardian of a minor ward has
the powers and responsibilities of a parent regarding the ward's health, support, education,
or maintenance, but a guardian is not personally liable for the ward's expenses and is not
liable to third persons by reason of the relationship for acts of the ward. (b) In particular
and without qualifying the foregoing, a guardian shall: (1) Become or remain personally acquainted
with the ward and maintain sufficient contact with the ward to know of the ward's capacities,
limitations, needs, opportunities, and physical and mental health; (2) Take reasonable care
of the ward's personal effects and commence protective proceedings if necessary to protect
other property of the ward; (3) Apply any available money of the ward to the ward's current
needs for health, support, education, or maintenance; (4) Conserve any excess money of the
ward for the ward's future needs, but if a conservator has been...
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30-3-161
Section 30-3-161 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, unless the context requires a different definition: (1) CHANGE
OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE. A change of the residence of a child whose custody has been determined
by a prior court order, whether or not accompanied by a change of the residence of a person
entitled to custody of the child, with the intent that such change shall be permanent in nature
and not amounting to a temporary absence of the child from his or her principal residence.
(2) CHILD. A minor child as defined by subdivision (2) of Section 30-3B-102. As used in this
article, the term may include the singular and the plural. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating...
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38-7-11
Section 38-7-11 Inspection of facilities. The department shall have the right and its authorized
representatives shall be afforded reasonable opportunity, to inspect any child-care facility
seeking a license or an approval or a six-month permit pursuant to this chapter, any child-care
facility seeking a renewal of a license or an approval or a six-month permit pursuant to this
chapter and any child-care facility which is operating under a license or an approval or a
six-month permit issued pursuant to this chapter. Such inspection shall include, but not be
limited to, premises, services, personnel, program, accounts and records, interviews with
agents and employees of the child-care facility being inspected and interviews with any child
or other person within the custody or control of said child-care facility. Such inspection
shall be made at any reasonable time, without prior notice, and as often as necessary to enforce
and administer the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the...
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5-17-16
Section 5-17-16 Disposition of shares or deposit account of deceased person. Whenever a person
shall die leaving a share or deposit account in a credit union not exceeding ten thousand
dollars ($10,000), the credit union having the share or deposit account may discharge itself
from liability thereafter by paying the funds in the share or deposit account to the widow
or surviving husband of the deceased or, if there is no widow or surviving husband, to the
persons having the actual custody or control of the minor child or children of the deceased;
provided, that such person, if not the legal guardian, shall execute to the probate judge
of the county a bond in the penal sum of double the amount of such deposit for the faithful
accounting of the money so received, which shall be approved by the probate judge, or, if
there is no minor child or children, to the person or persons who under the laws of Alabama
are the heirs and inherit the personal property of the deceased. No such payment is...
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5-5A-38
Section 5-5A-38 Disposition of small deposits of deceased person - To whom payable; when bond
required. Whenever a person shall die leaving deposits in a bank not exceeding $5,000.00 in
the aggregate, the bank may in its discretion discharge itself from liability thereafter by
paying the deposits to the surviving spouse of the deceased or, if there is none, to the adult
children and to the person having the actual custody and control of the minor child or children
of the deceased; provided, that such person, if not the legal guardian, shall execute to the
probate judge of the county where the principal office of the bank is located a bond in the
penal sum of double the amount of the portion of such deposit he receives for the faithful
accounting of the money so received, which shall be approved by said probate judge; or, if
there is no surviving spouse or child or children, to the person or persons who, under the
laws of Alabama, are the next of kin and inherit the personal property of...
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