SB250 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dick Brewbaker

Republican

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

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or legal custodian of the child is living and has consented in writing to the appointment and the consent has not been withdrawn.

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.

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or legal custodian of the child is living and has consented in writing to the appointment of the guardian and not withdrawn the consent; and to eliminate the requirement that a parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of a child must consent in writing before a successor guardian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.

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Subjects

Guardians