Code of Alabama - Title 26: Infants and Incompetents - Chapter 2B - Alabama Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

• Article 1 General Provisions.
• Section 26-2B-101 Short title
  This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
• Section 26-2B-102 Definitions
  In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual who has attained 19 years of age or who by...
• Section 26-2B-103 International application of act
  (a) A court of this state, by written order, may treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for...
• Section 26-2B-104 Communication between courts
  (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow...
• Section 26-2B-105 Cooperation between courts
  (a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do...
• Section 26-2B-106 Taking testimony in another state
  (a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is located in another...
• Article 2 Jurisdiction.
• Section 26-2B-201 Definitions; significant connection factors
  (a) In this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) EMERGENCY. A circumstance that likely will result in substantial harm to a...
• Section 26-2B-202 Exclusive basis
  This article provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of this state to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult.
• 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...
• Section 26-2B-204 Special jurisdiction
  (a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under Section 26-2B-203 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following: (1) appoint a guardian in...
• Section 26-2B-205 Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction
  Except as otherwise provided in Section 26-2B-204, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with this chapter has exclusive...
• Section 26-2B-206 Appropriate forum
  (a) A court of this state having jurisdiction under Section 26-2B-203 to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise its...
• Section 26-2B-207 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
  (a)If at any time a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because of...
• Section 26-2B-208 Notice of proceeding
  If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in this state and this state was not...
• Section 26-2B-209 Proceedings in more than one state
  Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order limited to property located in this...
• Section 26-2B-210 Information to be submitted to court
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable,...
• Article 3 Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship.
• 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...
• Section 26-2B-302 Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state
  (a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to this state under provisions similar to Section 26-2B-301, the guardian or conservator must petition...
• Article 4 Recording and Recognition of Orders from Other States.
• Section 26-2B-401 Recording of guardianship orders
  If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this state, the...
• Section 26-2B-402 Recording of protective orders
  If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in this state, the conservator appointed...
• Section 26-2B-403 Effect of recording
  (a) Upon the recording of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in this state all powers provided...
• Article 5 Miscellaneous Provisions.
• Section 26-2B-501 Uniformity of application and construction
  In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject...
• Section 26-2B-502 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
  This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but does not...
• Section 26-2B-503 Rule of construction
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing any portion of Chapter 2A of this title, the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act,...

Last modified: May 3, 2021