Section 26-2A-1 – Short Title.
Section 26-2A-1 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-101.)
Section 26-2A-2 – Rule of Construction; Purposes.
Section 26-2A-2 Rule of construction; purposes. (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies. (b) The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to: (1) Simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of minors, missing or disappeared persons, protected persons, and incapacitated persons; (2) Promote […]
Section 26-2A-3 – Supplementary General Principles of Law Applicable.
Section 26-2A-3 Supplementary general principles of law applicable. Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement its provisions. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-103.)
Section 26-2A-4 – Severability.
Section 26-2A-4 Severability. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. (Acts […]
Section 26-2A-5 – Construction Against Implied Repeal.
Section 26-2A-5 Construction against implied repeal. This chapter is a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter and no subsequent legislation shall be construed to repeal by implication any part of this chapter if that construction reasonably can be avoided. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §1-105.)
Section 26-2A-6 – Facility of Payment or Delivery; Notice of Payment.
Section 26-2A-6 Facility of payment or delivery; notice of payment. (a) Any person under a duty to pay or deliver money or personal property to a minor may perform the duty, in amounts as provided in this subsection, by paying or delivering the money or personal property to: (1) Any person having the care and […]
Section 26-2A-7 – Delegation of Powers by Parent or Guardian; Parental Authority.
Section 26-2A-7 Delegation of powers by parent or guardian; parental authority. (a) A parent who has custody, or a guardian, of a minor or incapacitated person, by a properly executed power of attorney, may delegate to another person, for a period not exceeding one year, any power regarding health, support, education, or maintenance of the […]
Section 26-2A-8 – Application to Existing Relationships.
Section 26-2A-8 Application to existing relationships. Guardianships created prior to January 1, 1988, and continuing in effect on January 1, 1988, are not terminated, even though the statute under which the appointment was made may be repealed by this chapter. Those guardianships continue in effect as they existed prior to this chapter with all of […]
Section 26-2A-9 – Preservation of Powers and Duties of Existing Curators; Curators Become Conservators on January 1, 1997.
Section 26-2A-9 Preservation of powers and duties of existing curators; curators become conservators on January 1, 1997. (a) A curator appointed pursuant to Chapter 7A of this title prior to August 7, 1995, and continuing in effect on August 7, 1995, is not terminated, although the statute under which the appointment was made is repealed […]