SB118 Alabama 2010 Session

Under existing law, the Uniform Guardianship Act provides a system of general and limited guardianships for minors and incapacitated persons

This bill would provide for the adoption of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act which would provide an additional system to classify and address jurisdiction issues in adult guardianship cases where the guardian of an incapacitated adult is located in a different jurisdiction than the incapacitated adult. This bill would provide a procedure to facilitate cooperation between courts in different states. This bill would specify which court has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or conservator. This bill would provide a procedure for transferring a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding from one state to another. This bill would also provide guidelines for enforcement of guardianship and protective orders from other states

Relating to guardianships and protective proceedings; to provide for the adoption of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; to provide for jurisdiction of certain cases where a party is located in a different state; to provide for transfer of adult guardianship or conservatorship proceedings to another jurisdiction; to provide for recognition and enforcement of guardianship and protective orders from other states; to amend Sections 26-2A-31, 26-2A-109, and 26-2A-131, Code of Alabama 1975, of the Uniform Guardianship Act to reference the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; and to specify that both acts are operative.