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AL Code § 26-3-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 3 - Bonds of Guardians.|Section 26-3-7 - Requirement of New or Additional Bond From Conservator; Effect of Failure to Give Same.

Section 26-3-7Requirement of new or additional bond from conservator; effect of failure to give same. The judge of probate shall have authority and it shall be his or her duty, whenever he or she deems it necessary for the safety of the ward, to require the conservator to give a new or additional bond. If, on notice of such requisition, such conservator fails for 10 days to give such new or additional bond, the judge is authorized to remove him or her and revoke his or her letters. (Code 1852, §2019; Code 1867, §2418; Code 1876, §764; Code 1886, §§2384, 2408; Code 1896, §2278; Code 1907, §4368; Code 1923, §8141; Code 1940, T. 21, §33; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-3-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 3 - Bonds of Guardians.|Section 26-3-8 - Giving of New Bond by Conservator Upon Application for Discharge From Liability of Surety - Required; Effect of Failure to Give Bond.

Section 26-3-8Giving of new bond by conservator upon application for discharge from liability of surety - Required; effect of failure to give bond. Upon the application in writing of any surety or sureties upon the bond of a conservator requesting to be discharged from future liability as such surety or sureties or upon the application in writing of the personal representative or of an heir or devisee of a deceased surety upon such bond requesting that the estate of such deceased surety be discharged from future liability by reason of such suretyship, it shall be the duty of the court to give such conservator notice of such application and to require him or her, within 15 days after the service of the notice, to make a new bond. Upon the failure to make such bond, such conservator shall be removed and his or her letters revoked and upon such removal he or she shall make settlement of his or her conservatorship. Any number of persons having the right to make application under this section may join in the application. (Code 1852, §2019; Code 1867, §2418; Code 1876, §2764; Code 1886, §§2385, 2409; Code 1896, §2279; Code 1907, §4369; Code 1923, §8142; Code 1940, T. 21, §34; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-3-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 3 - Bonds of Guardians.|Section 26-3-9 - Giving of New Bond by Conservator Upon Application for Discharge From Liability of Surety - Effect of Giving of New Bond Upon Liability of Surety.

Section 26-3-9Giving of new bond by conservator upon application for discharge from liability of surety - Effect of giving of new bond upon liability of surety. When a new bond is given under Section 26-3-8, the surety on whose application or the estate of the deceased surety on whose behalf the application was made, as the case may be, is discharged as to all breaches subsequent to the execution and approval of the new bond. (Code 1896, §2280; Code 1907, §4370; Code 1923, §8143; Code 1940, T. 21, §35.)
AL Code § 26-3-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 3 - Bonds of Guardians.|Section 26-3-10 - Bonds of Certain Conservators to Have Force and Effect of Statutory Bonds.

Section 26-3-10Bonds of certain conservators to have force and effect of statutory bonds. The bond of the general conservator of the county or of the conservator of a minor or of an incapacitated person is valid and operative as a statutory bond and is of the same obligation, force, and effect as a statutory bond, though it may not be approved or in the penalty or payable or with the condition required by law. (Code 1886, §2387; Code 1896, §2281; Code 1907, §4371; Code 1923, §8144; Code 1940, T. 21, §36; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-3-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 3 - Bonds of Guardians.|Section 26-3-11 - Liability of Sureties Upon Certain Conditionally Executed Bonds.

Section 26-3-11Liability of sureties upon certain conditionally executed bonds. A surety on the bond of the general conservator of the county or on the bond of the conservator of a minor or an incapacitated person cannot avoid liability thereon on the ground that he or she signed or delivered it on condition that it should not be delivered to the judge of probate or should not become perfect unless it was executed by some other person who does not execute it. (Code 1886, §2388; Code 1896, §2282; Code 1907, §4372; Code 1923, §8145; Code 1940, T. 21, §37; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-3-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 3 - Bonds of Guardians.|Section 26-3-12 - Approval, Filing, and Recordation of Bonds.

Section 26-3-12Approval, filing, and recordation of bonds. All bonds given by conservators must be approved by the judge of probate issuing the letters of conservatorship and must be filed and recorded in his or her office. (Code 1852, §2020; Code 1867, §2419; Code 1876, §2763; Code 1886, §2386; Code 1896, §2284; Code 1907, §4374; Code 1923, §8147; Code 1940, T. 21, §39; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-3-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 3 - Bonds of Guardians.|Section 26-3-13 - Liability of Probate Judge, etc., for Neglect or Omission in Taking Bond.

Section 26-3-13Liability of probate judge, etc., for neglect or omission in taking bond. The judge of probate and the sureties on his or her official bond are liable to any person injured for any wanton, fraudulent, or intentional misconduct of the judge in not taking from a conservator a good and sufficient bond or for taking thereon insufficient surety or for wanton, fraudulent, or intentional misconduct in not requiring the execution of a new or additional bond in the cases in which such bond is required by law, if he or she knows or has good cause to believe that the case exists in which such new or additional bond should be required. (Code 1886, §2389; Code 1896, §2283; Code 1907, §4373; Code 1923, §8146; Code 1940, T. 21, §38; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b); Act 2017-174, §1.)
AL Code § 26-3-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 3 - Bonds of Guardians.|Section 26-3-14 - Reduction of Conservator's Bond Upon Partial Settlement of Estate.

Section 26-3-14Reduction of conservator's bond upon partial settlement of estate. Upon the filing of any partial settlement by the conservator of a minor or an incapacitated person in the court in which such estate is pending, such conservator may pray for a reduction in the amount of his or her bond as such conservator. Thereupon, the court must set a day for the hearing of such partial settlement and must cause notices to be issued to all parties in interest as is now provided by law for final settlements of such estates and, on the day set for hearing, the court may fix the amount to which the bond shall be reduced, which shall be determined as now provided by law for such bonds. (Acts 1939, No. 560, p. 883; Code 1940, T. 21, §40; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-9-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-1 - Short Title.

Section 26-9-1Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280.)
AL Code § 26-9-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-2 - Definitions.

Section 26-9-2Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) PERSON. A partnership, corporation, or an association. (2) ADMINISTRATION. The United States Veterans' Administration or its successor. (3) ESTATE and INCOME. Such terms include only moneys received by the guardian from the Veterans' Administration and all earnings, interest, and profits derived therefrom. (4) BENEFITS. All moneys payable by the United States through the Veterans' Administration. (5) ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs of the United States Veterans' Administration. (6) WARD. A beneficiary of the administration. (7) GUARDIAN. Any person acting as a fiduciary for a ward and includes a conservator appointed under Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §160; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)
AL Code § 26-9-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-3 - When Guardian to Be Appointed for Ward.

Section 26-9-3When guardian to be appointed for ward. Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulations of the administration, the administrator requires, prior to payment of benefits, that a guardian be appointed for a ward, such appointment shall be made in the manner provided in this chapter. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §161.)
AL Code § 26-9-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-4 - Limitations as to Appointment of Guardians.

Section 26-9-4Limitations as to appointment of guardians. Except as provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to accept appointment as guardian of any ward if such proposed guardian shall at that time be acting as guardian for five wards. In any case, upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the administration under this section alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards and requesting his or her discharge for that reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting forthwith from such guardian and shall discharge such guardian in the case. The limitations of this section shall not apply where the guardian is a bank or trust company acting for the wards' estates only. An individual may be guardian of more than five wards if they are all members of the same family. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §162.)
AL Code § 26-9-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-5 - Procedure for Appointment of Guardian - Filing of Petition; Contents Thereof.

Section 26-9-5Procedure for appointment of guardian - Filing of petition; contents thereof. A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction by or on behalf of any person who under existing law is entitled to priority of appointment. If there is no person so entitled or if the person so entitled shall neglect or refuse to file such a petition within 30 days after mailing of notice by the administration to the last known address of such person indicating the necessity for the same, a petition for such appointment may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction by or on behalf of any responsible person residing in this state. The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age, place of residence of the ward, the names and places of residence of the nearest relative, if known, and the fact that such ward is entitled to receive moneys payable by or through the administration and shall set forth the amount of moneys then due and the amount of probable future payments. The petition shall also set forth the name and address of the person or institution, if any, having actual custody of the ward. In the case of a mentally incompetent ward, the petition shall show that such ward has been rated incompetent on examination by the administration in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the administration. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §163.)
AL Code § 26-9-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-6 - Procedure for Appointment of Guardian - Certification as to Age, etc., of Minor Ward.

Section 26-9-6Procedure for appointment of guardian - Certification as to age, etc., of minor ward. Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a minor ward, a certificate of the administrator or his representative setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due the minor by the administration shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §164.)
AL Code § 26-9-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-7 - Procedure for Appointment of Guardian - Certification as to Incompetence, etc., of Mentally Incompetent Ward.

Section 26-9-7Procedure for appointment of guardian - Certification as to incompetence, etc., of mentally incompetent ward. Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the administrator or his or her representative setting forth the fact that such person has been rated incompetent by the administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing such administration and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such persons by the administration shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §165.)
AL Code § 26-9-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-8 - Procedure for Appointment of Guardian - Notice of Filing of Petition.

Section 26-9-8Procedure for appointment of guardian - Notice of filing of petition. Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian under the provisions of this chapter, the court shall cause such notice to be given as provided by law. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §166.)
AL Code § 26-9-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-9 - Procedure for Appointment of Guardian - Appointment of Guardian; Execution and Filing of Bonds by Guardian; Filing of Certificate by Personal Sureties.

Section 26-9-9Procedure for appointment of guardian - Appointment of guardian; execution and filing of bonds by guardian; filing of certificate by personal sureties. Before making an appointment under the provisions of this chapter the court shall be satisfied that the guardian whose appointment is sought is a fit and proper person to be appointed. Upon the appointment being made, the guardian shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount not less than the sum then due and estimated to become payable during the ensuing year. The bond shall be in the form and be conditioned as required of a guardian appointed under the guardianship laws of this state and it shall be the duty of the court having jurisdiction of the cause, upon the application by any party in interest, to require the filing of an individual bond in accordance with the provisions of this section without regard to the provisions of any preexisting general or local statute or charter provision of any corporation exempting the fiduciary from the posting of an individual guardianship bond. The court shall have power from time to time to require the guardian to file an additional bond. Where a bond is tendered by a guardian with personal sureties, such sureties shall file with the court a certificate under oath which shall describe the property owned, both real and personal, and that they are each worth the sum named in the bond as the penalty thereof over and above all their debts and liabilities and exclusive of property exempt from execution. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 227, p. 270; Code 1940, T. 21, §167.)
AL Code § 26-9-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-11 - Application of Estate for Support and Maintenance of Person Other Than Ward.

Section 26-9-11Application of estate for support and maintenance of person other than ward. A guardian shall not apply any portion of the estate of his or her ward for the support and maintenance of any person other than his or her ward, except upon order of the court after a hearing, notice of which has been given the proper office of the administration in the manner provided in Section 26-9-14. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §173.)
AL Code § 26-9-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-12 - Furnishing of Copy of Public Record Used to Determine Eligibility for Benefits to Applicant for Benefits.

Section 26-9-12Furnishing of copy of public record used to determine eligibility for benefits to applicant for benefits. Whenever a copy of any public record is required by the administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by such administration, the official charged with the custody of such public record shall without charge provide the applicant for such benefits or any person acting on his or her behalf or the representative of such administration with a certified copy of such record. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §174.)
AL Code § 26-9-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-13 - Commitment of Incompetent Veteran to Veterans' Hospital.

Section 26-9-13Commitment of incompetent veteran to veterans' hospital. Whenever it appears that an incompetent veteran of any war, military occupation, or expedition is eligible for treatment in a United States veterans' hospital and commitment to such hospital is necessary for the proper care and treatment of such veteran, the courts of this state are hereby authorized to communicate with the administration with reference to available facilities and eligibility and, upon receipt of a certificate from the administration stating that there are facilities available in a United States veterans' hospital and that the veteran is entitled to hospitalization therein, the court may then direct such veteran's commitment to such United States veterans' hospital. Thereafter such veteran upon admission shall be subject to the rules and regulations of such hospital and the officials of such hospital shall be vested with the same powers now exercised by superintendents of state hospitals for mental diseases within this state with reference to the retention of custody of the veteran so committed. Notice of such pending proceedings shall be furnished the person so committed, and his or her right to appear and defend shall not be denied. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §175.)
AL Code § 26-9-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-14 - Filing of Account of Receipts and Disbursements for Settlement by Guardian; Certification of Copy Thereof to Veterans' Administration; Notice of Hearing Thereon.

Section 26-9-14Filing of account of receipts and disbursements for settlement by guardian; certification of copy thereof to veterans' administration; notice of hearing thereon. Every guardian who shall receive on account of his or her ward any moneys from the administration shall file with the court annually on the anniversary date of the appointment, in addition to such other accounts as may be required by the court, a full, true, and accurate account under oath of all moneys so received by him or her and of all disbursements thereof, showing the balance thereof in his or her hands at the date of such account and how invested, including a complete descriptive itemization of all investments, and must submit to the court for its examination all securities and evidences of debt belonging to the ward, and the decree of the court passing the settlement must recite that all securities and evidences of debt due the ward have been presented to and examined by the court; provided, that in the absence of objection by any party in interest, the court may in its discretion and without formal proceedings extend from time to time the time for the filing of the accounts for annual or partial settlement, but no such continuance shall be granted so as to extend the time for filing such settlements to a period beyond three calendar years from the date of the appointment or the date of the last partial settlement, whichever is the later, and upon the termination of the guardianship from any cause a like account must be filed for final settlement. A certified copy of each of such accounts filed with the court shall be sent by the guardian to the office of the administration having jurisdiction over the area in which such court is located. The court shall fix a time and place for the hearing on such account not less than 15 days nor more than 30 days from the date of filing same, and notice thereof shall be given by the court to the aforesaid administration office not less than 15 days prior to the date fixed for the hearing. Notice of such hearing shall in like manner be given to the guardian; provided, that notice as required in this section may be given by registered or certified mail, addressed to the principal office of the administration located in the State of Alabama as such address appears on record in the probate office. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 227, p. 270; Code 1940, T. 21, §168.)
AL Code § 26-9-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-15 - Removal of Guardian for Failure to File Account of Moneys Received for Ward, Etc.

Section 26-9-15Removal of guardian for failure to file account of moneys received for ward, etc. If any guardian shall fail to file any account of the moneys received by him or her from the administration on account of his or her ward within 30 days after such account is required by either the court or the administration or shall fail to furnish the administration a copy of his or her accounts as required by this chapter, such failure shall be grounds for removal. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §170.)
AL Code § 26-9-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 9 - Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents.|Section 26-9-16 - Discharge of Guardian.

Section 26-9-16Discharge of guardian. When a minor ward for whom a guardian has been appointed shall have attained his or her majority and has not been found incompetent and when any incompetent ward has been rated competent by the administration, a certificate of the administrator or his or her duly authorized representative to that effect shall be prima facie evidence that a guardian is no longer required and the court, upon the guardian filing a satisfactory final account, may discharge such guardian upon a petition filed for that purpose. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent a ward from filing a petition for the discharge of his or her guardian on the ground that the ward has attained majority or is competent or the court from acting on its own motion in such cases. (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §176.)