Alabama Statutes
§ 26-9-4 — Limitations as to Appointment of Guardians
Alabama·Title 26 Infants and Incompetents·Ch. 9 Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents
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 m
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Legislative History
(Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §162.)
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