SB374 Alabama 2016 Session

Existing law does not specifically authorize a relative to petition for visitation with a family member who is the subject of a guardianship and from whom the relative has been isolated

Existing law provides that the guardian of an incapacitated adult is responsible for the care, custody, control, and education of his or her ward unless the court expressly limits those powers

This bill would establish a procedure by which a relative may petition the probate court for visitation with a ward from whom he or she has been isolated, and would authorize a court to grant reasonable visitation with that ward

This bill would also require the guardian to inform the relative whenever a ward dies or is admitted to a medical facility for acute or chronic care, or both, for a period of three days or more

To amend Section 26-2A-108 of the Code of Alabama 1975 and Division 2A, commencing with Section 26-2A-112, is added to Article 2, Chapter 2A of Title 26 of the Code of Alabama 1975; to establish a procedure by which a relative who has been isolated from a family member who is the subject of a guardianship may petition for reasonable visitation rights.