26-10A-10
Section 26-10A-10 Persons whose consents or relinquishments are not required. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 26-10A-7, the consent or relinquishment of the following persons
shall not be required for an adoption: (1) A parent whose rights with reference to the adoptee
have been terminated by operation of law in accordance with the Alabama Child Protection Act,
Sections 26-18-1 through 26-18-10; (2) A parent who has been adjudged incompetent pursuant
to law or a parent whom the court finds to be mentally incapable of consenting or relinquishing
and whose mental disability is likely to continue for so long a period that it would be detrimental
to the adoptee to delay adoption until restoration of the parent's competency or capacity.
The court must appoint independent counsel or a guardian ad litem for an incompetent parent
for whom there has been no such prior appointment; (3) A parent who has relinquished his or
her minor child to the Department of Human Resources or a...
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12-15-210
Section 12-15-210 Notification to children of right to counsel; appointment of counsel by juvenile
court. (a) In delinquency and child in need of supervision cases, a child and his or her parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised by the juvenile court or its representative
at intake that the child has the right to be represented at all stages of the proceedings
by a child's attorney retained by them or, if they are unable to afford a child's attorney,
by a child's attorney appointed by the juvenile court. (b) If a child's attorney is not retained
by the child or a party in a juvenile court proceeding in which there is a reasonable likelihood
such may result in a placement in an institution in which the freedom of the child is curtailed,
a child's attorney shall be appointed to defend the child. (c) In delinquency and child in
need of supervision proceedings, a juvenile court may appoint a guardian ad litem in addition
to the child's attorney described in this section....
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26-10A-11
Section 26-10A-11 Consent or relinquishment. (a) A consent or relinquishment shall be in writing,
signed by the person consenting or relinquishing, and shall state the following: (1) The date,
place, and time of execution. (2) The date of birth or if prior to birth expected date of
birth of the adoptee and any names by which the adoptee has been known. (3) The relationship
of the person consenting or relinquishing to the adoptee. (4) The name of each petitioner,
unless (i) the document is relinquishment of the adoptee to an agency, or (ii) the consent
contains a statement that the person executing the consent knows that he or she has a right
to know the identity of each petitioner but voluntarily waives this right. (5) That the person
executing the document is voluntarily and unequivocally consenting to the adoption of the
named adoptee. (6) That by signing the document and subsequent court order to ratify the consent,
the person executing the document understands that he or she will...
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22-8A-11
Section 22-8A-11 Surrogate; requirements; attending physician consulted, intent of patient
followed; persons who may serve as surrogate; priority; validity of decisions; liability;
form; declaratory and injunctive relief; penalties. (a) If no advance directive for health
care has been made, or if no duly appointed health care proxy is reasonably available, or
if a valid advance directive for health care fails to address a particular circumstance, subject
to the provisions of subsection (c) hereof, a surrogate, in consultation with the attending
physician, may, subject to the provisions of Section 22-8A-6, determine whether to provide,
withdraw, or withhold life-sustaining treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration
if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The attending physician determines, to a reasonable
degree of medical certainty, that: a. The individual is no longer able to understand, appreciate,
and direct his or her medical treatment, and b. The individual...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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35-6-83
Section 35-6-83 Guardian ad litem. The court must appoint a guardian ad litem to represent
the interest of such ward upon such hearing, as provided by law for the appointment of guardians
ad litem in such court. The person so appointed such guardian ad litem must deny in writing
the allegations of such report and resist the confirmation of such sale, and, if necessary,
must, with the approval of the court, employ counsel to defend the interest of the person
he so represents. He is entitled to reasonable compensation, and an allowance for reasonable
fees of such counsel as he may so employ, to be fixed by the court and taxed and collected
as costs in the action. (Code 1907, §5256; Code 1923, §9360; Code 1940, T. 47, §222.)...

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18-1A-275
Section 18-1A-275 Guardian ad litem for infants or incompetents. If the owner of the lands
or other party interested therein is an infant or is of unsound mind, the probate court, on
the day appointed for the hearing, must appoint a guardian ad litem to represent him, and
the guardian so appointed must file a written acceptance of the appointment, must appear and
protect the rights and interests of such infant or person of unsound mind, and, if he deems
it necessary, may employ counsel to assist him. The compensation of such guardian and of his
counsel must be ascertained by the probate court and taxed as costs of the proceedings. (Acts
1985, No. 85-548, p. 802, §1606.)...
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26-2A-52
Section 26-2A-52 Guardian ad litem. At any point in a proceeding, a court may appoint a guardian
ad litem to represent the interest of a minor or other person if the court determines that
representation of the interest otherwise would be inadequate. If not precluded by conflict
of interests, a guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent several persons or interests.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-403.)...
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42-2-4
Section 42-2-4 Appointment of guardian ad litem and counsel for infants and persons of unsound
mind. If the owner of the lands is an infant or is of unsound mind, the court, on the day
appointed for the hearing, must appoint a guardian ad litem to represent him, and the guardian
so appointed must file a written acceptance of the appointment, must appear and protect the
rights and interests of such infant or person of unsound mind and, if he deems it necessary,
may employ counsel to assist him. The compensation of such guardian and of his counsel must
be ascertained by the court and taxed as costs of the proceedings. (Code 1907, §2417; Code
1923, §3151; Code 1940, T. 59, §7.)...
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43-2-448
Section 43-2-448 Duties and compensation of guardian ad litem and special guardian. The person
appointed to represent minors, or persons of unsound mind, or unknown parties, must deny in
writing the allegations contained in the application, and, if necessary, must employ counsel
to defend the interests of those he represents. He is entitled to reasonable compensation,
to be fixed by the court, and taxed and collected as costs. (Code 1867, §2224; Code 1876,
§2454; Code 1886, §2110; Code 1896, §163; Code 1907, §2627; Code 1923, §5856; Code 1940,
T. 61, §251.)...
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