HB323 Alabama 2018 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Kinship guardianship, to remove certain requirements for appointment of guardians by the juvenile court, Sec. 12-15-314 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a kinship guardian may only be appointed by the juvenile court if a parent whose parental rights have not been terminated or a legal guardian or legal custodian of the child is living and has consented in writing to the appointment and the consent has not been withdrawn</p><p class="bill_description"> A successor guardian may also only be appointed by the juvenile court if a parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child has consented in writing to the appointment of the successor guardian, unless all parental rights have been terminated or restricted by a prior court order</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would eliminate the requirement that a kinship guardian may be appointed by the juvenile court only if a parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child is living and has consented in writing to the appointment of the guardian and not withdrawn the consent; and to eliminate the requirement that a parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of a child must consent in writing before a successor guardian may be appointed</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to kinship guardianship; to amend Section 12-15-314 of the Code of Alabama 1975; to eliminate the requirement that a kinship guardian may be appointed by the juvenile court only if a parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child is living and has consented in writing to the appointment of the guardian and not withdrawn the consent; and to eliminate the requirement that a parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of a child must consent in writing before a successor guardian may be appointed. </p>

Subjects

Guardians