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30-3C-2
Section 30-3C-2 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) ABDUCTION. The wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child. (2) CHILD. An unemancipated
individual who is less than 19 years of age. (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 to child support or other monetary obligation
of an individual. (4) CHILD-CUSTODY PROCEEDING. A court proceeding in which legal custody,
physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is at issue. The term includes a proceeding
for divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, paternity,
termination of parental rights, or protection from domestic violence. The term does not include
a court proceeding involving juvenile...
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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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26-17-612
Section 26-17-612 Child as party; representation. (a) A minor child is a permissible party,
but is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this article. (b) The court shall appoint
a guardian ad litem to represent a minor or incapacitated child if the child is a party or
the court finds that the interests of the child are not adequately represented. (c) The court
shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent a defendant who is a minor and who is not otherwise
represented by counsel. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, ยง2.)...
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12-15-110
Section 12-15-110 Punishment for contempt of court of persons disobeying orders of the juvenile
court generally. (a) Subject to the laws relating to the procedures therefor and the limitations
thereon, the juvenile court may punish a person for contempt of court for disobeying an order
of the juvenile court or for obstructing or interfering with the proceedings of the juvenile
court or the enforcement of its orders. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a),
the juvenile court shall be limited in the actions it may take with respect to a child violating
the terms and conditions of the order of protective supervision as this term is defined in
subdivision (5) of Section 12-15-301, to those which the juvenile court could have taken at
the time of the original disposition of the juvenile court pursuant to subsection (a) of Section
12-15-314. (c) A finding of indirect contempt not based on a delinquency petition does not
constitute an adjudication of delinquency. (Acts 1975, No....
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12-15-130
Section 12-15-130 Ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of mental and physical examinations
of children; minors or children believed to be individuals with a mental illness or an intellectual
disability; treatment or care for children; payment; authority to order emergency medical
care for children. (a) Where there are indications that a child may be physically ill, a child
with mental illness or an intellectual disability, or an evaluation of a child is needed to
help determine issues of competency to understand judicial proceedings, mental state at the
time of the offense, or the ability of the child to assist his or her attorney, the juvenile
court, on its own motion or motion by the prosecutor, or that of the child's attorney or guardian
ad litem for the child, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician,
psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified examiner, under the supervision of a physician,
psychiatrist, or psychologist who shall certify...
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44-1-27
Section 44-1-27 Standards for programs and youth detention facilities; licensing and inspection
of youth detention and foster care facilities. (a) The Department of Youth Services shall
establish and promulgate reasonable minimum standards for the construction and operation of
detention facilities, programs for the prevention and correction of youth delinquency, consultation
from local officials, and subsidies to local delinquency projects. The standards shall include,
but not be limited to, reasonable minimum standards for detention facilities, foster care
facilities, group homes, and correctional institutions. (b) No county, city, public or private
agency, group, corporation, partnership, or individual shall establish, maintain, or operate
any detention facility or any foster care facility for youths found delinquent or in need
of supervision by a juvenile court without a license from the department. A license shall
be required on an annual basis or as determined by the department....
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26-2A-135
Section 26-2A-135 Procedure concerning hearing and order on original petition. (a) Upon receipt
of a petition for appointment of a conservator or other protective order because of minority,
the court shall set a date for hearing. If the court determines at any time in the proceeding
that the interests of the minor are or may be inadequately represented, it may appoint an
attorney to represent the minor, giving consideration to the choice of the minor if 14 or
more years of age. An attorney appointed by the court to represent a minor may be granted
the powers and duties of a guardian ad litem. (b) Upon receipt of a petition for appointment
of a conservator or other protective order for reasons other than minority, the court shall
set a date for hearing. Unless the person to be protected has chosen counsel, the court shall
appoint an attorney to represent the person who may be granted the powers and duties of a
guardian ad litem. If the alleged disability is mental illness, mental...
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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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12-15-313
Section 12-15-313 Ordering and preparation of report concerning a child and family; ordering,
conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child prior to
hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian after
hearing where ability to care for or supervise child at issue. (a) After a petition alleging
dependency has been filed, the juvenile court may direct that a study and report to the juvenile
court be made by the Department of Human Resources with recommendations concerning the child,
his or her family, his or her environment, and other matters relevant to the need for treatment
or disposition of the case. (b) Where there are indications that the child may be physically
ill or a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, on its own motion or motion
of a party, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist,
psychologist, or other qualified examiner under the...
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12-15-301
Section 12-15-301 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) ABANDONMENT. A voluntary and intentional relinquishment
of the custody of a child by a parent, or a withholding from the child, without good cause
or excuse, by the parent, of his or her presence, care, love, protection, maintenance, or
the opportunity for the display of filial affection, or the failure to claim the rights of
a parent, or failure to perform the duties of a parent. (2) AGE APPROPRIATE or DEVELOPMENTALLY
APPROPRIATE. Activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the
same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate
for a child based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities
that are typical for an age or age group and, in the case of a specific child, activities
or items that are suitable for the child based on the...
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