Alabama § 26-8-40 Removal of Property of Minor or Ward Whose Parent, Etc., Resides Without State or Removes Minor or Ward from State - Authorization Generally

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-8-40 — Removal of Property of Minor or Ward Whose Parent, Etc., Resides Without State or Removes Minor or Ward from State - Authorization Generally

Alabama § 26-8-40

Title 26Infants and Incompetents

Ch. 8Removal of Person or Property of Minors and Wards

Art. 3Removal to Another State

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 26-8-40 (2026).

Text

When the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of a minor child or incapacitated person resides without the state or removed with such child from the state, becoming a resident of another state, the court of probate or the circuit court, having jurisdiction of the estate of the minor or ward has authority to order the removal of the property of the minor or ward to a conservator in the state of the residence of the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of the minor or ward.

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When the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of a minor child or incapacitated person resides without the state or removed with such child from the state, becoming a resident of another state, the court of probate or the circuit court, having jurisdiction of the estate of the minor or ward has authority to order the removal of the property of the minor or ward to a conservator in the state of the residence of the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of the minor or ward.

Legislative History

(Code 1876, §2800; Code 1886, §2489; Code 1896, §2374; Code 1907, §4464; Code 1923, §8237; Code 1940, T. 21, §109; Acts 1949, No. 128, p. 154; Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)