12-15-308
Section 12-15-308 Filing of petition and conduct of 72-hour hearing as to necessity for continuation
of shelter care of a child. (a) When a child alleged to be dependent has been removed from
the custody of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and has not been returned to
same, a hearing shall be held within 72 hours from the time of removal, Saturdays, Sundays,
and holidays included, to determine whether continued shelter care is required. (b) Notice
of the 72-hour hearing requirement, either verbal or written, stating the date, time, place,
and purpose of the hearing and the right to counsel shall be given to the parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian if he or she can be found. (c) At the commencement of the 72-hour hearing
requirement, the juvenile court shall advise the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian
of the right to counsel and shall appoint counsel if the juvenile court determines he or she
is indigent. If the juvenile court already has not done so, it...
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26-2A-71
Section 26-2A-71 Parental appointment of guardian for minor. (a) The parent of an unmarried
minor may appoint a guardian for the minor by will, or other writing signed by the parent
and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged. (b) Subject to the right of the minor
under Section 26-2A-72, if both parents are dead or incapacitated or the surviving parent
has no parental rights or has been adjudged to be incapacitated, a parental appointment becomes
effective when the guardian seasonably files an acceptance in the court in which a nominating
instrument is probated, or, in the case of a nontestamentary nominating instrument, in the
court at the place where the minor resides or is present. If two or more appointments are
made, the latter in time has priority, and if both parents are dead or incapacitated, an effective
appointment by the parent, who was eligible to make the appointment and who dies or became
incapacitated later in time, has priority. (c) A parental appointment...
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26-2-46
Section 26-2-46 Procedure where person alleged to be of unsound mind confined in hospital or
asylum. If the person alleged to be of unsound mind is a resident of the county and is at
the time of the application confined in a hospital or asylum within or without the state,
inquisition may be had and taken without notice to him or her , but, on the filing of the
application, the court must appoint a guardian ad litem to represent and defend for him or
her. It shall be the duty of such guardian by answer to put in issue the facts stated in the
application and to employ counsel at the expense of such person of unsound mind to appear
and defend him or her. (Code 1876, §2761; Code 1886, §2396; Code 1896, §2261; Code 1907,
§4351; Code 1923, §8109; Code 1940, T. 21, §15.)...
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26-2-53
Section 26-2-53 Revocation of guardianship or conservatorship - Upon application by person
ascertained to be incapacitated - Conduct of hearing or trial upon contested application;
entry of decree revoking guardianship or conservatorship, etc., where application not contested.
If the guardian or conservator or the person at whose instance the inquisition was had and
taken appears and, in writing, denies the allegations of the application, the court must appoint
a day for the trial of such contest, not more than 10 days thereafter, and must cause a jury
to be summoned in the manner provided by Section 12-16-78 for the trial thereof, and proceedings
must be had as upon the original inquisition. If there be no contest of the allegations of
the application and the court is satisfied of the truth thereof, a decree must be entered
revoking the proceedings on the inquisition and the guardianship or conservatorship and declaring
that the ward must be restored to the custody and management of...
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12-15-128
Section 12-15-128 Authority and criteria for continuation of detention or shelter care of children
taken into custody beyond 72 hours. (a) An allegedly delinquent child, dependent child, or
child in need of supervision lawfully taken into custody shall immediately be released, upon
the ascertainment of the necessary facts, to the care, custody, and control of the parent,
legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child, unless the juvenile court or juvenile court intake officer, subject
to the limitations in Section 12-15-208, finds any of the following: (1) The child has no
parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child. (2) The release of the child would present a clear and substantial
threat of a serious nature to the person or property of others and where the child is alleged
to be delinquent. (3) The release of the child would present a...
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12-15-304
Section 12-15-304 Appointment by juvenile courts of guardians ad litem. (a) In all dependency
and termination of parental rights proceedings, the juvenile court shall appoint a guardian
ad litem for a child who is a party to the proceedings and whose primary responsibility shall
be to protect the best interests of the child. (b) The duties of the guardian ad litem include,
but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) Irrespective of the age of the child, meet
with the child prior to juvenile court hearings and when apprised of emergencies or significant
events impacting the child. In addition, the guardian ad litem shall explain, in terms understandable
to the child, what is expected to happen before, during, and after each juvenile court hearing.
(2) Conduct a thorough and independent investigation. (3) Advocate for appropriate services
for the child and the family. (4) Attend all juvenile court hearings scheduled by the juvenile
court and file all necessary pleadings to facilitate...
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12-15-314
Section 12-15-314 Dispositions for dependent children. (a) If a child is found to be dependent,
the juvenile court may make any of the following orders of disposition to protect the welfare
of the child: (1) Permit the child to remain with the parent, legal guardian, or other legal
custodian of the child, subject to conditions and limitations as the juvenile court may prescribe.
(2) Place the child under protective supervision under the Department of Human Resources.
(3) Transfer legal custody to any of the following: a. The Department of Human Resources.
b. A local public or private agency, organization, or facility willing and able to assume
the education, care, and maintenance of the child and which is licensed by the Department
of Human Resources or otherwise authorized by law to receive and provide care for the child.
c. A relative or other individual who, after study by the Department of Human Resources, is
found by the juvenile court to be qualified to receive and care for the...
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35-6-25
Section 35-6-25 Service of process on certain parties defendant; guardian ad litem; judgment
not affected by death of defendant; section cumulative. (a) When it is necessary to make any
person a party defendant in any partition proceedings brought under the provisions of this
article for partition sale of land, or any interest therein and the plaintiff, after exercising
reasonable diligence, is unable to locate the whereabouts, and to ascertain whether any such
defendant is alive at the time of the filing of the complaint, the facts showing just what
diligence the plaintiff has exercised must be specifically alleged in the complaint, and such
defendant may then be made a party, by publication as in the case of unknown defendants, in
his name followed by the words: " ____ and his heirs or devisees, if deceased."
If the defendant so sued does not appear in person or by attorney before expiration of the
time for filing pleadings in the case, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to...
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26-2A-81
Section 26-2A-81 Resignation, removal, and other post-appointment proceedings. (a) Any person
interested in the welfare of a ward or the ward, if 14 or more years of age, may petition
for removal of a guardian on the ground that removal would be in the best interest of the
ward or for any other order that is in the best interest of the ward. A guardian may petition
for permission to resign. A petition for removal or for permission to resign may, but need
not, include a request for appointment of a successor guardian. (b) Notice of hearing on a
petition for an order subsequent to appointment of a guardian must be given, as prescribed
in Section 26-2A-50, to the ward, the guardian, and any other person as ordered by the court.
(c) After notice and hearing on a petition for removal or for permission to resign, the court
may terminate the guardianship and make any further order that may be appropriate. (d) If
the court determines at any time in the proceeding that the interest of the ward...
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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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