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26-2A-138
Section 26-2A-138 Who may be appointed conservator; priorities. (a) The court may appoint an
individual or a corporation with general power to serve as trustee or conservator of the estate
of a protected person. The following are entitled to consideration for appointment in the
order listed: (1) A conservator, guardian of property, or other like fiduciary appointed or
recognized by an appropriate court of any other jurisdiction in which the protected person
resides; (2) An individual or corporation nominated by the protected person who is 14 or more
years of age and of sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice; (3) An attorney-in-fact
under a valid durable power of attorney previously executed by the protected person and giving
the attorney-in-fact reasonably broad powers over the property of the protected person; (4)
The spouse of the protected person, or a person nominated by the will of a deceased spouse
to whom the protected person was married at the decedent's death...
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26-2B-203
Section 26-2B-203 Jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian
or issue a protective order for a respondent if: (1) this state is the respondent's home state;
(2) on the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state and: (A)
the respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent's home state has declined
to exercise jurisdiction because this state is a more appropriate forum; or (B) the respondent
has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that
state or another significant-connection state and before the court makes the appointment or
issues the order: (i) a petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent's
home state; (ii) an objection to the court's jurisdiction is not filed by a person required
to be notified of the proceeding; and (iii) the court in this state concludes that it is an
appropriate forum under the factors set forth in Section...
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38-9-5
Section 38-9-5 Emergency protective services. When there is brought to the attention of a county
department of human resources a person who is unable, because of physical or mental disabilities,
to provide for his basic needs for shelter, food, clothing or health care, and whose health
or safety is in immediate danger, the department may arrange for protective services with
the consent of the person. If the person is incapable of giving consent or does not consent,
the department shall petition the court for an order authorizing the department to arrange
for care for such person immediately. Upon a determination by the court that such care is
urgently and immediately necessary to protect the health or safety of the person, an appropriate
order of the court shall be issued authorizing the department to arrange for the placement
of such person in an approved foster home, licensed nursing home or other similar facility
immediately. At the proceeding to obtain the necessary order, any...
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26-2A-104
Section 26-2A-104 Who may be guardian; priorities. (a) Any qualified person may be appointed
guardian of an incapacitated person. (b) Unless lack of qualification or other good cause
dictates the contrary, the court shall appoint a guardian in accordance with the incapacitated
person's most recent nomination in a durable power of attorney. (c) Except as provided in
subsection (b), the following are entitled to consideration for appointment in the order listed:
(1) The spouse of the incapacitated person or a person nominated by will of a deceased spouse
or by other writing signed by the spouse and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged;
(2) An adult child of the incapacitated person; (3) A parent of the incapacitated person,
or a person nominated by will of a deceased parent or by other writing signed by a parent
and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged; (4) Any relative of the incapacitated
person with whom the person has resided for more than six months prior...
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26-2A-100
Section 26-2A-100 Appointment of guardian for incapacitated person by will or other writing.
(a) The parent of an unmarried incapacitated person may appoint by will, or other writing
signed by the parent and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged, a guardian of
the incapacitated person. If both parents are dead or the surviving parent is adjudged incapacitated,
a parental appointment becomes effective when, after having given seven days' prior written
notice of intention to do so to the incapacitated person and to the person having the care
of the person or to the nearest adult relative residing in this state, the guardian files
acceptance of appointment in the court in which the will is probated, or in the case of a
nontestamentary nominating instrument, in the court at the place where the incapacitated person
resides or is present. If both parents are dead, an effective appointment by the parent who
died later has priority. (b) The spouse of a married incapacitated person...
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26-2A-105
Section 26-2A-105 Findings; order of appointment. (a) The court shall exercise the authority
conferred in this division so as to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and
independence of the incapacitated person and make appointive and other orders only to the
extent necessitated by the incapacitated person's mental and adaptive limitations or other
conditions warranting the procedure. (b) The court may appoint a guardian as requested if
it is satisfied that the person for whom a guardian is sought is incapacitated and that the
appointment is necessary or desirable as a means of providing continuing care and supervision
of the person of the incapacitated person. The court, on appropriate findings, may (i) treat
the petition as one for a protective order under Section 26-2A-130 and proceed accordingly,
(ii) enter any other appropriate order, or (iii) dismiss the proceedings. (c) The court, at
the time of appointment or later, on its own motion or on appropriate petition or...
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26-2B-301
Section 26-2B-301 Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (a) A guardian
or conservator appointed in this state may petition the court to transfer the guardianship
or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be
given to the persons that would be entitled to notice of a petition in this state for the
appointment of a guardian or conservator pursuant to Section 26-2A-103 as required by Section
26-2A-50 of the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act. (c) On the court's
own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person,
or other person required to be notified of the petition, the court shall hold a hearing on
a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a). (d) The court shall issue a provisional order
granting a petition to transfer a guardianship and shall direct the guardian to petition for
guardianship in the other state if the court is satisfied that the...
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12-15-111
Section 12-15-111 Contributing to the delinquency, dependency, or need of supervision of children.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other person
to do any of the following: (1) To willfully aid, encourage, or cause any child to become
or remain delinquent, dependent, or in need of supervision. (2) To permit or encourage the
employment of any child in violation of any of the provisions of the child labor law. (3)
To cause a child to fail to attend school as required by the compulsory school attendance
law. (b) Whenever, in the course of any proceedings pursuant to this chapter, or when, by
affidavit as provided in this subsection, it shall appear to the juvenile court that a parent,
legal guardian, legal custodian, or other person having custody, control, or supervision of
a child or any other person not standing in any relation to the child has aided, encouraged,
or caused the child to become delinquent, dependent, or in need of supervision,...
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12-13-21
Section 12-13-21 Appointment of guardian for developmentally disabled person. (a) The term
"developmentally disabled" person, means a person whose impairment of general intellectual
functioning or adaptive behavior meets the following criteria: (1) It has continued since
its origination or can be expected to continue indefinitely. (2) It constitutes a substantial
burden to the impaired person's ability to perform normally in society. (3) It is attributed
to one or more of the following: a. Mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism.
b. Any other condition of a person found to be closely related to mental retardation because
it produces a similar impairment or requires treatment and services similar to those required
for a person who is mentally retarded c. Dyslexia resulting from a condition described in
subparagraph a or b. (b) Guardianship for a developmentally disabled person shall be utilized
only as is necessary to promote and protect the well being of the person,...
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12-15-209
Section 12-15-209 Children to be released when full-time detention or 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 full-time
detention or shelter care of a child is not required, the juvenile court shall order the release
of the child, and in so doing, may impose one or more of the following conditions: (1) Place
the child in the custody of a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or any other person
whom the juvenile court deems proper, or place the child with a department, agency, or organization
agreeing to supervise the child. (2) Place restrictions on the travel, association, or place
of abode of the child during the period of his or her release, or place the child under electronic
or telephone monitoring, if available. (3) Impose any other condition deemed reasonably necessary
and consistent with the criteria for detaining...
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