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AL Code § 26-2A-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Jurisdiction of Court.|Division 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction, and Courts.|Section 26-2A-33 - Practice in Court.

Section 26-2A-33Practice in court. Unless specifically provided to the contrary in this chapter or inconsistent with its provisions, the rules of civil procedure including the rules concerning vacation of orders and appellate review govern proceedings under this chapter. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-304.)
AL Code § 26-2A-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Jurisdiction of Court.|Division 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction, and Courts.|Section 26-2A-34 - Records and Certified Copies.

Section 26-2A-34Records and certified copies. The clerk of court shall keep a record for each ward or protected person involved in any document that may be filed with the court under this chapter, including petitions, requests, and any orders or responses by the court relating thereto, and establish and maintain a system for indexing, filing, or recording which is sufficient to enable users of the records to obtain adequate information. Upon payment of the required fees, the clerk shall issue certified copies of any letters issued to any guardian or conservator or of any other document filed or recorded. Certificates relating to letters must show the date of appointment. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-305.)
AL Code § 26-2A-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Jurisdiction of Court.|Division 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction, and Courts.|Section 26-2A-35 - Jury Trial.

Section 26-2A-35Jury trial. (a) Except for proceedings in a court having general equity jurisdiction, a party is entitled to a trial by a jury of six disinterested persons in any proceeding to determine the incapacity of the individual and in other proceedings as to which a party has a constitutional right or a right under this chapter to a trial by jury. In any proceeding in a court having general equity jurisdiction, the right to trial by jury shall be determined under Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 38. (b) If there is no right to trial by jury under subsection (a) or the right is waived, the court in its discretion may call a jury to decide any issue of fact, in which case the verdict is advisory only. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-306.)
AL Code § 26-2A-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Jurisdiction of Court.|Division 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction, and Courts.|Section 26-2A-36 - Appeals.

Section 26-2A-36Appeals. Appellate review, including the right to appellate review, interlocutory appeal, provisions as to time, manner, notice, appeal bond, stays, scope of review, record on appeal, briefs, arguments, and power of the appellate court, is governed by Title 12, Chapter 22, and the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, as applicable, but in proceedings in which jury trial has been had as a matter of right the rules applicable to the scope of review in jury cases apply. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-307.)
AL Code § 26-2A-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Jurisdiction of Court.|Division 4 - Notice, Parties, and Representation in Guardianship and Protective Proceedings.|Section 26-2A-50 - Notice; Method and Time of Giving.

Section 26-2A-50Notice; method and time of giving. (a) If notice of a hearing on any petition is required, other than a notice meeting specific notice requirements otherwise provided, the petitioner shall cause notice of the time and place of hearing of any petition to be given to the person to be notified or to the attorney if the person has appeared by attorney or requested that notice be sent to an attorney. (b) Notice must be given: (1) By mailing a copy of the notice at least 14 days before the time set for the hearing by certified, registered, or ordinary first-class mail addressed to the person being notified using the post office address given in the request for notice, if any, or to the person's office or place of residence, if known; (2) By delivering a copy thereof to the person being notified personally at least 14 days before the time set for the hearing; or (3) If the address or identity of any person is not known and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, by publishing, at least once a week for three consecutive weeks, a copy of the notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the hearing is to be held, the last publication of which is to be at least 10 days before the time set for the hearing. (c) The court for good cause shown may provide for a different method or time of giving notice for any hearing. (d) Proof of the giving of notice must be made not later than the hearing and filed in the proceeding. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-401.)
AL Code § 26-2A-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Jurisdiction of Court.|Division 4 - Notice, Parties, and Representation in Guardianship and Protective Proceedings.|Section 26-2A-51 - Notice; Waiver.

Section 26-2A-51Notice; waiver. A person, including a guardian, guardian ad litem, conservator, or other fiduciary, may waive notice by a signed writing. A person for whom a guardianship or other protective order is sought, a ward, or a protected person may not waive notice. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-402.)
AL Code § 26-2A-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Jurisdiction of Court.|Division 4 - Notice, Parties, and Representation in Guardianship and Protective Proceedings.|Section 26-2A-52 - Guardian Ad Litem.

Section 26-2A-52Guardian ad litem. At any point in a proceeding, a court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interest of a minor or other person if the court determines that representation of the interest otherwise would be inadequate. If not precluded by conflict of interests, a guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent several persons or interests. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-403.)
AL Code § 26-2A-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Jurisdiction of Court.|Division 4 - Notice, Parties, and Representation in Guardianship and Protective Proceedings.|Section 26-2A-53 - Request for Notice; Interested Person.

Section 26-2A-53Request for notice; interested person. Upon payment of any required fee, an interested person who desires to be notified before any order is made in a guardianship proceeding, including any proceeding subsequent to the appointment of a guardian under Section 26-2A-111, or in a protective proceeding under Section 26-2A-130, may file a request for notice with the clerk of the court in which the proceeding is pending. The clerk shall mail a copy of the request to the guardian and to the conservator if one has been appointed. A request is not effective unless it contains a statement showing the interest of the person making it and the address of that person or an attorney to whom notice is to be given. The request is effective only as to proceedings occurring after the filing. Any governmental agency paying or planning to pay benefits to the person to be protected is an interested person in protective proceedings. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-404.)
AL Code § 26-2A-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-70 - Appointment and Status of Guardian of Minor.

Section 26-2A-70Appointment and status of guardian of minor. A person may become a guardian of a minor by parental appointment or upon appointment by the court. The guardianship status continues until terminated, without regard to the location from time to time of the guardian or minor ward. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-101.)
AL Code § 26-2A-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-71 - Parental Appointment of Guardian for Minor.

Section 26-2A-71Parental 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 effected by filing the guardian's acceptance under a will probated in the state of the testator's domicile is effective in this state. (d) Upon acceptance of appointment, the guardian shall give written notice as to when the appointment is effective to the minor and to the person having the minor's care or the minor's nearest adult relative. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-102.)
AL Code § 26-2A-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-72 - Objection by Minor of 14 or Older to Parental Appointment.

Section 26-2A-72Objection by minor of 14 or older to parental appointment. A minor 14 or more years of age who is the subject of a parental appointment may prevent the appointment or cause it to terminate by filing in the court in which the nominating instrument is filed a written objection to the appointment before it is accepted or within 30 days after receiving notice of its acceptance. An objection may be withdrawn. An objection does not preclude appointment by the court in a proper proceeding of the parental nominee or any other suitable person. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-103.)
AL Code § 26-2A-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-73 - Court Appointment of Guardian of Minor; Conditions for Appointment.

Section 26-2A-73Court appointment of guardian of minor; conditions for appointment. (a) The court may appoint a guardian for an unmarried minor if all parental rights have been terminated or suspended by circumstances or prior order of a court having jurisdiction; unless a custodian has been appointed under Section 26-18-8, or otherwise by the juvenile court when parental rights have been terminated or suspended. A guardian appointed pursuant to Section 26-2A-71 whose appointment has not been prevented or nullified under Section 26-2A-72 has priority over any guardian who may be appointed by the court, but the court may proceed with another appointment upon a finding that the parental nominee has failed to accept the appointment within 30 days after notice of the guardianship proceeding. (b) If necessary, and on appropriate petition or application, the court may appoint a temporary guardian who shall have the full authority of a general guardian of a minor, but the authority of a temporary guardian may not last longer than six months. The appointment of a temporary guardian for a minor may occur even though the conditions described in subsection (a) have not been established. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-104; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-898, p. 455, §1.)
AL Code § 26-2A-74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-74 - Venue.

Section 26-2A-74Venue. The venue for guardianship proceedings for a minor pursuant to Section 26-2A-73 is in the court at the place where the minor resides or is present at the time the proceedings are commenced. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-105.)
AL Code § 26-2A-75 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-75 - Procedure for Court-Appointment of Guardian of Minor.

Section 26-2A-75Procedure for court-appointment of guardian of minor. (a) A minor or any person interested in the welfare of the minor may petition for appointment of a guardian. (b) After the filing of a petition, the court shall set a date for hearing, and the petitioner shall give notice of the time and place of hearing the petition in the manner prescribed by Section 26-2A-50 to: (1) The minor, if 14 or more years of age and not the petitioner; (2) Any person alleged to have had the principal care and custody of the minor during the 60 days preceding the filing of the petition; and (3) Any living parent of the minor. (c) Upon hearing, if the court finds that a suitable person seeks appointment, venue is proper, the required notices have been given, the conditions of Section 26-2A-73(a) have been met, and the welfare and best interest of the minor will be served by the requested appointment, it shall make the appointment and issue letters. In other cases, the court may dismiss the proceedings or make any other disposition of the matter that will serve the best interest of the minor. (d) 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 preference of the minor if the minor is 14 or more years of age. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-106.)
AL Code § 26-2A-76 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-76 - Court Appointment of Guardian of Minor; Qualifications; Priority of Minor's Nominee.

Section 26-2A-76Court appointment of guardian of minor; qualifications; priority of minor's nominee. The court may appoint as guardian any person whose appointment would be in the best interest of the minor. The court shall appoint a person nominated by the minor, if the minor is 14 or more years of age, unless the court finds the appointment contrary to the best interest of the minor. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-107.)
AL Code § 26-2A-77 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-77 - Consent to Service by Acceptance of Appointment; Notice.

Section 26-2A-77Consent to service by acceptance of appointment; notice. By accepting a parental or court appointment as guardian, a guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the court in any proceeding relating to the guardianship that may be instituted by any interested person. The petitioner shall cause notice of any proceeding to be delivered or mailed to the guardian at the guardian's address listed in the court records and to the address then known to the petitioner. Letters of guardianship must indicate whether the guardian was appointed by court order or parental appointment. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-108.)
AL Code § 26-2A-79 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-79 - Termination of Appointment of Guardian; General.

Section 26-2A-79Termination of appointment of guardian; general. A guardian's authority and responsibility terminate upon the death, resignation, or removal of the guardian or upon the minor's death, adoption, marriage, or attainment of majority, but termination does not affect the guardian's liability for prior acts or the obligation to account for funds and assets of the ward. Resignation of a guardian does not terminate the guardianship until it has been approved by the court. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-110.)
AL Code § 26-2A-80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-80 - Proceedings Subsequent to Appointment; Venue.

Section 26-2A-80Proceedings subsequent to appointment; venue. (a) The court at the place where the ward resides has concurrent jurisdiction with the court that appointed the guardian or in which acceptance of a parental appointment was filed over resignation, removal, accounting, and other proceedings relating to the guardianship. (b) If the court at the place where the ward resides is neither the appointing court nor the court in which acceptance of appointment is filed, the court in which proceedings subsequent to appointment are commenced in all appropriate cases shall notify the other court, in this or another state, and after consultation with that court determine whether to retain jurisdiction or transfer the proceedings to the other court, whichever is in the best interest of the ward. A copy of any order accepting a resignation or removing a guardian must be sent to the appointing court or the court in which acceptance of appointment is filed. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-111.)
AL Code § 26-2A-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 1 - Guardians of Minors.|Section 26-2A-81 - Resignation, Removal, and Other Post-Appointment Proceedings.

Section 26-2A-81Resignation, 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 is or may be inadequately represented, it may appoint an attorney to represent the minor, giving consideration to the preference of the minor if the minor is 14 or more years of age. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-112.)
AL Code § 26-2A-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 2A - Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.|Article 2 - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property.|Division 2 - Guardians of Incapacitated Persons.|Section 26-2A-100 - Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person by Will or Other Writing.

Section 26-2A-100Appointment 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 may appoint by will, or other writing signed by the spouse and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged, a guardian of the incapacitated person. The 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 care of the incapacitated 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 nontestamentary nominating instrument, in the court at the place where the incapacitated person resides or is present. An effective appointment by a spouse has priority over an appointment by a parent. (c) An appointment effected by filing the guardian's acceptance under a will probated in the state of the decedent's domicile is effective in this state. (d) Upon the filing in the court in which the will was probated or, in the case of a nontestamentary nominating instrument, in the court at the place where the incapacitated person resides or is present, of written objection to the appointment by the incapacitated person for whom a parental or spousal appointment or guardian has been made, the appointment is terminated. An objection does not prevent appointment by the court in a proper proceeding of the parental or spousal nominee or any other suitable person upon an adjudication of incapacity in proceedings under the succeeding sections of this division. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-201.)