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45-49-85.42
Section 45-49-85.42 Temporary judges of probate. (a)(1) If the regularly elected Judge of Probate
of Mobile County is incompetent from any legal cause, incapacitated, absent or will be absent
from sickness, or otherwise disqualified from acting as judge, the judge of probate or the
chief clerk shall certify the fact of incompetency, incapacity, absence, sickness, or disqualification
to the presiding judge of the circuit court of the county and the presiding judge of the circuit
court, upon that certificate, shall appoint a person learned in the law, practicing and residing
in the county, to act as temporary judge of probate. At any time when the regularly elected
judge of probate of the county files a certificate in the office of the circuit clerk of the
county that he or she is no longer incompetent, from any legal cause, incapacitated, absent,
absent from sickness, or otherwise disqualified from acting as judge, then the regularly elected
judge of probate of the county shall...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section 15-3-5,
the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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15-23-61
Section 15-23-61 Designated representative. (a) If a victim is physically or emotionally unable
to exercise any right established by this article, but is able to designate a lawful representative,
the designated representative or person may exercise the same rights that the victim is entitled
to exercise. The victim may revoke his or her designated representation at any time and thereafter
exercise his or her rights. (b) If a victim is incompetent, deceased, or otherwise incapable
of designating another person to act in his or her behalf, the court may appoint a lawful
representative who is not a witness in the case. If at any time the victim is no longer incompetent,
incapacitated, or otherwise incapable of acting, the victim may personally exercise his or
her rights. (c) If the victim is a minor, the parent or other immediate family of the victim,
or other designated representative as determined by the court, may exercise all of the rights
of the victim on behalf of the victim. (Acts...
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35-5A-2
Section 35-5A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADULT. An individual
who has attained the age of 21 years. (2) BENEFIT PLAN. An employer's plan for the benefit
of an employee or partner, or an individual retirement account. (3) BROKER. A person lawfully
engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person's
own account or for the account of others. (4) CONSERVATOR. A person appointed or qualified
by a court to act as general, limited, or temporary guardian of a minor's property or a person
legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions. (5) COURT. Circuit court.
(6) CUSTODIAL PROPERTY. a. Any interest in property transferred to a custodian under this
chapter and b. The income from and proceeds of that interest in property. (7) CUSTODIAN. A
person so designated under Section 35-5A-10 or a successor or...
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43-2-447
Section 43-2-447 Notice to unknown parties; appointment of special guardian; disposition of
shares. If it shall be averred in an application for the sale of lands for the payment of
debts or for division, that the names of any of the heirs or devisees are unknown, that the
petitioner has made diligent inquiry and cannot ascertain the same, the cause may proceed
against them without naming them; but the court must make publication as in case of nonresidents,
describing such unknown parties as near as may be by the character in which they are made
parties and with reference to their interest in the lands sought to be sold, and must appoint
a suitable and competent person not of kin or counsel to the petitioner, as special guardian
to represent such unknown parties. The shares or interests of such unknown parties, in the
proceeds of lands sold for division, shall be paid into court and there retained and paid
out to the proper parties when ascertained. (Code 1896, §162; Code 1907,...
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12-15-127
Section 12-15-127 Release, delivery to detention or shelter care facility, medical facility
of children taken into custody generally. (a) A person taking a child into custody without
an order of the juvenile court shall, with all possible speed, and in accordance with this
chapter and the rules of court pursuant thereto: (1) Release the child to the parents, legal
guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child and issue verbal counsel and warning as may be appropriate. (2) Release
the child to the parents, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child upon his or her
promise to bring the child before the juvenile court when requested, unless the placement
of the child in detention or shelter care appears required. If a parent, legal guardian, or
other legal custodian fails, when requested, to bring the child before the juvenile court
as provided in this section, the juvenile court may issue an order directing that...
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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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12-15-309
Section 12-15-309 Alleged dependent child to be released when continued shelter care not required;
conditions imposed upon release; amendment of conditions or return of child to custody upon
failure to conform to conditions imposed. (a) When the juvenile court finds that continued
shelter care is not required for a child, the juvenile court shall order the return of the
child, and in so doing, may impose one or more of the following conditions singly or in combination:
(1) Return the child to the custody of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and,
if necessary, place the child under the supervision of the Department of Human Resources.
(2) Place restrictions on travel, associations, or living conditions of the child pending
the adjudicatory hearing. (b) An order releasing a child on any conditions specified may at
any time be amended to impose additional or different conditions. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §18.)...
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26-2A-114
Section 26-2A-114 Investigation and report. Before ruling on the petition, the court may order
the Department of Human Resources or the court representative to do any or all of the following:
(1) Conduct interviews with the following: a. The ward b. All petitioners. c. The relatives
of the ward. d. To the extent practical, neighbors and, if known, close friends of the ward.
(2) Inform the ward of the contents of the petition. (3) Determine whether the ward has the
capacity to consent to the requested visitation. (4) Determine whether the ward desires the
proposed visitation. (5) Report to the court in writing, at least seven days before the hearing,
concerning subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive. (6) Mail, at least seven days before the hearing,
a copy of the report referred to in subdivision (5) to all of the following: a. The petitioner
or his or her attorney, if any. b. The guardian ad litem appointed to represent the ward for
purposes of the petition for visitation. c. The guardian....
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12-15-315
Section 12-15-315 Permanency hearing for Department of Human Resources cases only. (a) Within
12 months of the date a child is removed from the home and placed in out-of-home care, and
not less frequently than every 12 months thereafter during the continuation of the child in
out-of-home care, the juvenile court shall hold a permanency hearing. The Department of Human
Resources shall present to the juvenile court at the hearing a permanent plan for the child.
The juvenile court shall consult with the child, in an age-appropriate manner, regarding the
permanency plan and any transition plan to independent living. If a permanent plan is not
presented to the juvenile court at this hearing, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
the child should be returned home. This provision is intended to ensure that a permanent plan
is prepared by the Department of Human Resources and presented to the juvenile court within
12 months of the placement of any child in foster care and no less...
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